The Quartet Extends sought to celebrate the versatility of the string quartet and to ‘extend it’ by pairing it up with a variety of different musicians to perform quartets, quintets, and sextets. Liz Nolan presents a showcase of unabridged musical masterworks, featuring live recordings of Irish and international performers, plus selections from the latest CD releases.
Haydn: Quartet in B flat Op. 1 No. 1 ‘La Chasse’
Beach: Piano Quintet, Op. 67
Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 3
ConTempo Quartet
Gealán Quartet
Andreea Banciu, viola
Aileen Cahill, piano
Adrian Mantu, cello
RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 2nd June, 1pm-4pm