# Calder Quartet at Miner Auditorium, November 11, 2014

[SFJAZZ](http://ww.sfjazz.org/events/2014-15/nov11/calder-quartet) presents the Bartók Cycle featuring [Calder Quartet](http://calderquartet.com/)  
2014-11-11  
[Miner Auditorium](http://www.sfjazz.org/center)  
[SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=SFJAZZ+Center,+205+Franklin+St,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Tuesday, November 11, 2014

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## Tentative Program

* Bartók String Quartets Nos. 5 & 6;
* Péter Eötvös: _Korrespondenz_

## Set One

[7:32 PM lights down, announcements by Rebeca Mauleón]

### Bartók: String Quartet No. 5
 
Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz.102, BB 110 (1934)

01. [7:35 PM] Allegro
02. [7:44 PM] Adagio molto
03. [7:49 PM] Scherzo: alla bulgarese
04. [7:54 PM] Andante
05. [8:00 PM] Finale: Allegro  vivace  
[work ends 8:07 PM, bows and then off; back in a few minutes; brief remarks about _Korrespondenz_ by Andrew Bulbrook]

### Eötvös: Korrespondenz

Péter Eötvös: _Korrespondenz_ (scenes for string quartet) (1992)

01. [8:10 PM] Scene I
02. [8:14 PM] Scene II
03. [8:17 PM] Scene III  
[set ends 8:28 PM]

## Set Two: Bartók: String Quartet No. 6

Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz.114, BB 119 (1939)

[8:49 PM lights down, announcements from Andrew Bulbrook]

01. [8:50 PM] Mesto -- vivace 
02. [8:58 PM] Mesto -- marcia
03. [9:06 PM] Mesto -- burletta
04. [9:13 PM] Mesto -- molto tranquillo
[work ends 9:20 PM; no encore, off after a minute or so]


## Performers

### Calder Quartet

[Calder Quartet](http://calderquartet.com/)

* Andrew Bulbrook: violin;
* Eric Byers: cello;
* Benjamin Jacobson: violin;
* Jonathan Moerschel: viola.

## Notes

First set tonight was quite good. The boys were obviously well-prepared, and I appreciated that Andrew Bulbrook took time to discuss each of the works with us -- quite helpful in the absence of any official program notes! On the other hand, while Bullbrook's exegesis of the back story to _Korrespondenz_ is interesting, I had a hard time determining how that translated to the work I heard, except at the most superficial level: assigning the viola part to W.A. Mozart and the cello to papa Leopold. Maybe I need to listen to a recording while reading additional critical analysis on the piece? Seems like extra work, without a lot of payoff in terms of potential enjoyment to be gained by that effort!

As noted first, the Bartók works were sublime. I thought the group did an excellent job of capturing the pathos encapsulated by the 6th, particularly with the semi-farcical march and then more so with the grieving final movement.  I'll be interested in finding out whether Randall invites them back for another visit next season -- depending on the program and my schedule, I could find myself back in row F once more!

[Program Notes](http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/music/korrespondenz-peter-eotvos) from a performance of _Korrespondenz_ by the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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