Brooklyn Rider

Galina Ustvolskaya
Twelve Preludes for Piano (Selection), Arrangement for String Quartet by Brooklyn Rider

György Ligeti
String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes"

INTERMISSION

Hildegard von Bingen
Caritas abundat in omnia, Arrangement for String Quartet by Brooklyn Rider

Franz Schubert
String Quartet in G major D 887

Inspired by the interplay of light and darkness, the new program of New York–based string quartet Brooklyn Rider is another testament to the ensemble’s adventurous spirit in combining the well-known with the unusual. Works by Galina Ustvolskaya and György Ligeti create a stark contrast with Hildegard von Bingen’s 1000-year-old antiphon Caritas abundat in omnia (Love abounds in everything), which serves as a prelude to Schubert’s great G-major Quartet, a masterwork of musical chiaroscuro.