Bennewitz Quartet
Jakub Fišer / 1st violin
Štěpán Ježek / 2nd violin
Jiří Pinkas / viola
Štěpán Doležal / cello
Josef Špaček / viola
Program:
Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 D major
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet C major Op. 29 for two violins, two violas and cello
Alexander Borodin wrote two string quartets and the slow section of the second of them has become one of the best known melodies in the quartet repertoire. The excellent Josef Špaček on the viola will join the players of the Bennewitz Quartet in playing Beethoven’s C major string quintet, which moves from the inconspicuous and seemingly inexpertly written first movement through to its brilliant finale.
