# Robert Greenberg & the Alexander String Quartet at St. John's Presbyterian Church, December 6, 2014

[SFPerformances](http://sfperformances.org/performances/1415/ASQBerkeley.html) presents a lecture by [Robert Greenberg](http://www.robertgreenbergmusic.com/)
 with performance by the [Alexander String Quartet](http://www.asq4.com/)  
2014-12-06  
[St. John's Presbyterian Church](http://www.stjohnsberkeley.org)  
[2727 College Ave, Berkeley, CA  ](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2727+College+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA++&hl=en)  
10:00 AM, Saturday, December 6, 2014

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## Tentative Program
Mozart: Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387
Mozart: Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421

## Set One

[10:01 AM lights down, welcome and announcements from Ruth Felt]

### Lecture by Robert Greenberg

01. [10:04 AM] (lecture)

### Mozart: Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387

Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791): Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 (1782)

01. [10:35 AM] Allegro vivace assai
02. [10:46 AM] Menuetto
03. [10:53 AM] Andante cantabile
04. [11:07 AM] Molto allegro  
[set ends 11:07 AM Applause, off and return, then out and we all head outside for some fresh air]

## Set Two

### Lecture by Robert Greenberg

01. [11:29 AM] (lecture)

### Mozart: Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421

Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791): Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421 (1783)

01. [12:01 PM] Allegro moderato
02. [12:09 PM] Andante
03. [12:16 PM] Menuetto and Trio. Allegretto
04. [12:20 PM] Allegretto ma non troppo  
[show ends 12:29 PM Applause, off and back, then done]


## Performers

### Alexander String Quartet

[Alexander String Quartet](http://www.asq4.com/)

* Zakarias Grafilo: violin;
* Frederick Lifsitz: violin; (absent today due to illness)
* Sandy Wilson: cello;
* Paul Yarbrough: viola;   
- with substitute -
* Jory Fankuchen: violin.


### Robert Greenberg

* [Robert Greenberg](http://www.robertgreenbergmusic.com/): composer, lecturer.


## Notes

A most excellent lecture and refined exposition to start the morning. Greenberg was witty and entertaining, like usual, and his comments on the themes of the first work were quite helpful in guiding my attention during the performance. It's a difficult task to balance the urge to analyze and explain against the need not to overburden the listener with too much information, and Robert is an expert in that regard. Just as I felt as if my head was getting too full, he would pull up short and allow us to listen, or suspend his exposition for a small joke. Sehr gut!

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