Mendelssohn nurtured respectful admiration for Bach, whose works he actively contritubed to revive. Both composers are reunited in a programme presented by the Borromeo Quartet, one of the most sought-after ensembles on the international stage. The fugue held no secrets for Bach; you will hear excerpts from his Well-Tempered Clavier as well as Mendelssohn’s highly charged Quartet no. 1, op. 44.
J. S. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870-893, excerpts (arr. for string quartet by N.Kitchen)
Mendelssohn, String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 44, no. 1
Borromeo String Quartet
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Mai Motobuchi, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello
