Chamber Music Series: Raja Quartet: A World of Quartets

Prokofiev String Quartet No.1 [1930] Webern Langsamer Satz [1905] Aloys Fleischmann Quartet Movement [c.1930] Ginastera String Quartet No.1 [1948] The brilliant Raja Quartet opens a treasure trove of great music from the first half of the 20th century, from Ukraine, Argentina, Austria and Ireland. Donetsk-born Prokofiev’s first string quartet was first performed in Washington in 1931. At the time Prokofiev was living in Paris, having fled his native land after the 1917 Russian Revolution. This wonderful quartet combines music of exuberant brilliance with gorgeous tunes and a deep, expressive m