Portraits of Genius: Mendelssohn and Mozart September 23, 2012

THE CHIARA STRING QUARTET
Mendelssohn String Quartet No.6, Op. 80
Mozart: String Quartet in F, K. 590
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat, Op. 20

Mendelssohn & Mozart, two composers whose lives ended tragically before their time. The acclaimed, award-winning Chiara String Quartet performs two beloved string quartets and joins four rising young stars in honor of one of Mendelssohns earliest masterpieces: the youthful and vivacious Octet Op. 20, composed when he was only sixteen.

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