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THE CAPITOL ENSEMBLE PERFORM TWO GREAT STRING QUARTETS BY SCHUBERT & DVORAK AT CONTRAPUNTAL HALL, BRENTWOOD, FRIDAY JULY 13th AT 7:30PM
THE CAPITOL ENSEMBLE PERFORM TWO GREAT STRING QUARTETS BY SCHUBERT AND DVORAK AT BRENTWOOD'S BEAUTIFUL CONTRAPUNTAL HALL. FRIDAY JULY 13TH AT 7:30 PM VIOLINISTS PHILLIP LEVY AND JULIE GIGANTE, VIOLIST ALMA FERNANDEZ AND CELLIST JACOB BRAUN WILL PERFORM TWO GREAT MELODIC STRING QUARTETS BY SCHUBERT AND DVORAK, IN THE DELIGHTFUL ACOUSTICS OF BRENTWOOD'S CONTRAPUNTAL HALL.
SCHUBERT'S QUARTET IN A MINOR OP.29 "ROSAMUNDE" WITH IT'S UNDENIABLE LYRICAL BEAUTY CONTAINS SOME OF THE MOST PURE AND TENDER MELODIC LINES EVER PENNED BY SCHUBERT, CONJURING UP AN ATMOSPHERE OF DEEP SERENITY AND PATHOS.
IN STARK CONTRAST, DVORAK'S EVER POPULAR "AMERICAN" STRING QUARTET OP.96 BUBBLES WITH ENERGY, RHYTHMIC DRIVE AND VITALITY THAT SHINES ITS WAY THROUGH THE MUSIC. TAKING MUCH OF HIS INSPIRATION FROM NATURE AND AMERICAN SPIRITUAL MUSIC, DVORAK PAINTS MUSICAL PORTRAITS THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE AND IS UNDOUBTABLY HIS MOST POPULAR PIECE OF CHAMBER MUSIC.
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LocationContrapuntal Performance Hall (View)
655 N. Bundy Dr.
Los Angeles, CA, CA 90049
United States
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Kid Friendly: Yes! |
Dog Friendly: No |
Non-Smoking: Yes! |
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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