# Robert Greenberg & the Alexander String Quartet at St. John's Presbyterian Church, December 13, 2014

[SFPerformances](http://sfperformances.org/performances/1415/ASQBerkeley.html) presents [Alexander String Quartet](http://www.asq4.com/)  
2014-12-13  
[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 13, 2014

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## Tentative Program

* Mozart: Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428
* Mozart: Quartet No. 17 in B flat Major, K. 458 “Hunt”

## Set One

[10:02 AM lights down, announcements from Ruth Felt]

### Lecture by Robert Greenberg

01. [10:04 AM] (lecture)

### Mozart: Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428

Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791): Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428 (1783)

01. [10:40 AM] Allegro non troppo
02. [10:48 AM] Andante con moto
03. [10:56 AM] Menuetto: Allegro
04. [11:03 AM] Allegro vivace  
[set ends 11:08 AM; applause, then off after a minute or so]

## Set Two

[11:30 AM lights down]

### Lecture by Robert Greenberg

01. [11:34 AM] (lecture)

### Mozart: Quartet No. 17 in B flat Major, K. 458

Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791): Quartet No. 17 in B flat Major, K. 458 (1785) "Hunt"

01. [12:03 PM] Allegro vivace assai
02. [12:12 PM] Menuetto: Moderato
03. [12:17 PM] Adagio
04. [12:23 PM] Allegro assai  
[show ends 12:30 PM; applause, then off after a minute or so]


## Performers

### Alexander String Quartet

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

* Zakarias Grafilo: violin;
* Frederick Lifsitz: violin; (absent due to illness)
* Sandy Wilson: cello;
* Paul Yarbrough: viola;
- with special guest -
* Liana Bérubé: violin.


### Robert Greenberg

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


## Notes

Another fine talk from RG to set the scene for today's first set, coupled with an excellent presentation by the quartet. Huzzah!

And the second set was even better than the first, as Greenberg took great care in laying out exactly why Mozart might have enjoyed a day off hunting and then decided to use that motif as the basis of K. 458. Good show old chap! Well met! Shall we do it again next weekend? Right then. Off we go!

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