Eigenzeit-Festival: Sonderkammerkonzert II

Special Chamber Concert II

Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Premier Quatuor op. 53
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Lamentatio for saxophone quartet
Eugène Bozza
Andante et Scherzo
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin (arr. Christoph Enzel)
Guillermo Lago
Ciudades

The string quartet is considered the most balanced instrumentation in chamber music, the perfect balance of four voices: Soprano, alto, tenor and bass, analogous to the four human voice parts. However, following their example, other quartet formations are also attracting more and more attention, especially from outstanding young ensembles such as the Eternum Saxophone Quartet. The four got to know each other during their studies in Cologne, founded their own quartet in 2017 and have been captivating audiences ever since with their colorful sound and the perfect fusion of the four different saxophones. In their concert, they therefore place a special focus on original works. For example, the first quartet by Jean-Baptiste Singelée, who was a friend of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone, and who probably composed the first saxophone quartet ever. Contemporary composers are represented by Erkki-Sven Tüür and Guillermo Lago, whose "Ciudades" contains a series of musical portraits of various cities. With an arrangement of Ravel's "Le tombeau de Couperin", the program also includes a work by a composer whose 150th birthday we are celebrating this year. Happy Birthday!