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Concert programmes.

Seven programmes, different ways of listening.

Forgotten MelodiesMayer · Price · Hensel

A programme devoted to women composers who deserve a place on stage. Emilie Mayer, Florence Price and Fanny Hensel introduce us to different voices of Romanticism and late Romanticism, combining sensitivity, creativity and the affirmation of an individual voice.

Part I

  • Emilie Mayer 27 min

    String Quartet in G minor, Op. 14
    1. Allegro appassionato
    2. Allegro assai
    3. Adagio con molta espressione
    4. Allegro molto

Part II

  • Florence Price 13 min

    Quartet No. 1 in G major
    1. Allegro
    2. Andante

  • Fanny Hensel 21 min

    String Quartet in E-flat major
    1. Adagio ma non troppo
    2. Allegretto
    3. Romanza
    4. Allegro molto vivace

These works can be exchanged for other compositions by L. Farrenc, A. Beach, R. Clarke or G. Bacewicz.

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The Four SeasonsAntonio Vivaldi

A journey through nature’s cycle in Vivaldi’s four concertos: the awakening of spring, summer storms, autumn celebrations and winter’s cold. Music that evokes landscapes, scenes and sensations.

Part I

  • Antonio Vivaldi 11 min

    Spring · Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269
    1. Allegro
    2. Largo
    3. Allegro. Danza pastoral

  • Antonio Vivaldi 11 min

    Summer · Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315
    1. Allegro non molto
    2. Adagio. Presto
    3. Presto

Part II

  • Antonio Vivaldi 11 min

    Autumn · Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293
    1. Allegro
    2. Adagio molto
    3. Allegro

  • Antonio Vivaldi 10 min

    Winter · Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297
    1. Allegro non molto
    2. Adagio
    3. Allegro

The recital can be extended with other works by Vivaldi, such as the violin concerto La Tempestad or La Follia.

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Quartet 4DClassical · Soundtracks · Folk · Pop/rock

A journey through different eras and ways of making music, designed for audiences of all ages. From classical repertoire to the soundtracks of our favourite films, with folk music and some of the best-known pop and rock songs along the way.

Classical

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Spring, from The Four Seasons · I. Allegro

  • Pietro Mascagni

    Cavalleria rusticana

  • W. A. Mozart

    Divertimento No. 1 in D major · I. Allegro

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Liebesleid

Soundtracks

  • Alan Menken

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Hans Zimmer

    The Lion King · This Land

  • Ennio Morricone

    Cinema Paradiso

  • Joe Hisaishi

    Howl’s Moving Castle

  • Hans Zimmer

    Pirates of the Caribbean

Folk

  • Manuel de Falla

    Farruca, from The Three-Cornered Hat

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Libertango

  • José María Usandizaga

    Zortziko

Pop / rock

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

  • Queen

    Love of My Life

  • The Beatles

    Yesterday

  • Coldplay

    Yellow

  • Coldplay

    Viva la Vida

This selection can be adapted to the concert organiser’s requests.

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PerspectivesRemacha · Usandizaga · Guridi

A look at the roots and artistic identities of three composers connected to Navarre and the Basque Country. Fernando Remacha, José María Usandizaga and Jesús Guridi engage with their surroundings and the folk traditions of their homeland through the string quartet.

Part I

  • Fernando Remacha 13 min

    String Quartet No. 1
    1. Allegro risoluto
    2. Andante
    3. Allegro vivace

  • José María Usandizaga 20 min

    Quartet on Basque Themes
    1. Très lent – Vif – Très lent
    2. Scherzo
    3. Modéré
    4. Introduction, zortziko et final

Part II

  • Jesús Guridi 27 min

    String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
    1. Allegro moderato
    2. Adagio sostenuto
    3. Prestissimo
    4. Vivace non troppo

The durations shown are approximate.

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Mozart and Arriaga, a Journey into Classicism200 years since Arriaga’s death · Mozart · Arriaga

A dialogue between Mozart’s Viennese Classicism and the voice of Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga. The Hunt and the Quartet No. 1 in D minor share clarity, balance and a conversation among four voices, from the energy of their fast movements to the expressiveness of their lyrical passages.

Part I

  • W. A. Mozart 26 min

    String Quartet No. 17 “The Hunt”, in B-flat major
    1. Allegro vivace assai
    2. Menuetto e Trio. Moderato
    3. Adagio
    4. Allegro assai

Part II

  • Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga 25 min

    Quartet No. 1 in D minor
    1. Allegro
    2. Adagio con espressione
    3. Menuetto. Allegro
    4. Adagio. Allegretto

A programme commemorating the bicentenary of Arriaga’s death in 2026.

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Manuel de Falla. His Life and Influence150 years since his birth · Pablos · Falla · Remacha · Toldrà

A look at the musical landscape of Manuel de Falla’s era through the string quartet. María de Pablos’s Romantic Sonata, two dances from The Three-Cornered Hat, Fernando Remacha’s Quartet No. 1 and Eduard Toldrà’s Vistes al mar bring together expressiveness, folk traditions and musical landscapes.

Part I

  • María de Pablos 25 min

    Romantic Sonata for String Quartet
    1. Allegro deciso
    2. Andante appassionato
    3. Tempo de Menuetto
    4. Adagio. Allegro con fuoco

  • Manuel de Falla 11 min

    The Three-Cornered Hat
    1. Dance of the Miller
    2. Seguidilla

Part II

  • Fernando Remacha 13 min

    String Quartet No. 1
    1. Allegro risoluto
    2. Andante
    3. Allegro vivace

  • Eduard Toldrà 16 min

    Vistes al mar
    1. La ginesta. Allegro con brio
    2. Allà a les llunyanies del mar. Lento
    3. La mar estava alegre. Molto vivace

We can replace a work with the quartet by J. Guridi or J. M. Usandizaga, the Intermezzo from Goyescas by E. Granados, or La oración del torero by J. Turina.

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Longing for HomeTurina · Pablos · Remacha · Toldrà

A journey through the richness and diversity of Spanish chamber music: the intensity of La oración del torero, María de Pablos’s Romantic expressiveness, the contrasts of Fernando Remacha’s quartet and the Mediterranean landscapes of Vistes al mar. Four ways of evoking emotions, roots and places through strings.

Part I

  • Joaquín Turina 11 min

    The Bullfighter’s Prayer, Op. 34

  • María de Pablos 25 min

    Romantic Sonata for String Quartet
    1. Allegro deciso
    2. Andante appassionato
    3. Tempo de Menuetto
    4. Adagio. Allegro con fuoco

Part II

  • Fernando Remacha 13 min

    String Quartet No. 1
    1. Allegro risoluto
    2. Andante
    3. Allegro vivace

  • Eduard Toldrà 16 min

    Vistes al mar
    1. La ginesta. Allegro con brio
    2. Allà a les llunyanies del mar. Lento
    3. La mar estava alegre. Molto vivace

We can replace a work with the quartet by J. Guridi or J. M. Usandizaga, the Intermezzo from Goyescas by E. Granados, or the Seguidilla from The Three-Cornered Hat by M. de Falla.

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