Brentano String Quartet

Flights of Fugue

MARK STEINBERG violin
SERENA CANIN violin
MISHA AMORY viola
NINA LEE cello

The Brentano Quartet—fearless, spellbinding players whose attention to detail and to each other give their music freshness and life—bring us "Flights of Fugue," a program that exposes the unflinching heart of late quartets by Shostakovich and Beethoven. Paired arrangements of piano works that mirror each other across the centuries set a deceptively orderly tonal roadmap for the flights of passion and intensity that follow. Both quartets strain the boundaries of the form: massive in scale and throwing expectations about tempo and mood aside, they are revelatory, showcasing the unity, vivid intelligence, and ensemble playing that set the Brentanos apart.