The relationship between Ludwig van Beethoven’s op. 132 string quartet and Luigi Nono’s Fragmente – Stille, an Diotima spans 155 years while sharing several conceptual dimensions – among them, their respective composers’ intense idealism in the pursuit of art as a transformational, unifying experience; their utopian visions of political and social justice; and the struggle to translate a profound personal expression into a consequential public reality. (Art Lange)

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven Streichquartett a-moll op. 132 1. Assai sostenuto - Allegro 09:13 2. Allegro mo non tanto 07:27 3. Molto adagio 15:16 4. Alla marcia, assai vivace 01:52 5. Allegro appassionato 06:31 6. Luigi Nono: Fragmente - Stille, an Diotima 36:26