# Alexander String Quartet at St. John's Presbyterian Church, December 10, 2016

[San Francisco Performances](http://www.sfperformances.org/performances/1617/ASQBerkeley.html) presents [Alexander String Quartet](http://www.asq4.com/)  
2016-12-10  
[St. John's Presbyterian Church](http://www.stjohnsberkeley.org)  
[2727 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705-1247 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2727+College+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94705-1247+USA&hl=en)  
10:00 AM, Saturday, December 10, 2016

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## Set One: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95

[10:04 AM Opening announcements by Christine Lim]

01. [10:06 AM] Lecture by Robert Greenberg  
[ends 10:34 AM, pause for a bit of tuning]  
   
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, "Serioso", 1810
01. [10:35 AM] _Allegro con brio_
02. [10:39 AM] _Allegretto ma non troppo_
03. [10:46 AM] _Allegro assai vivace ma serioso – Più Allegro_
04. [10:50 AM] _Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro_  
[set ends 10:55 AM; all off after a minute or so for applause]

## Set Two: Mendelssohn: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80

01. [11:19 AM] Lecture by Robert Greenberg  
[ends 11:49 AM, pause for a bit of tuning]  
   
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, 1847
01. [11:49 AM] _Allegro vivace assai_
02. [11:56 AM] _Allegro assai_
03. [12:01 AM] _Adagio_
04. [12:09 PM] _Finale: Allegro molto_  
[show ends 12:15 PM; bows and applause, then done!]


## Performers

### Alexander String Quartet

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

* Zakarias Grafilo: violin;
* Frederick Lifsitz: violin;
* Sandy Wilson: cello;
* Paul Yarbrough: viola.

### Robert Greenberg

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

## Notes

To accompany the two fairly grim works on this morning's program, Mother Nature decided to let loose with a fabulous, lashing, pounding, howling winter storm. Given how dry things have been for the past few years, this ought to be a welcome change, but when you're trying to listen to chamber music, the distraction of a storm can be kind of annoying.

As with last week, I found the two pieces on today's program to be superbly matched, and Robert Greenberg's excellent lectures went far towards illuminating the how and why of that pairing.

Good show!

[Program Notes](http://sfperformances.org/img/perfnotes/1617/ASQBerkeleyNotes.pdf)

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