December 11, 2020 - Virtual Concert Series Newsletter

This week’s virtual concert comes from the Library of Congress where it was premiered last Saturday. For this all Beethoven program the Borromeo String Quartet was joined by violist Nicholas Cords, a fellow faculty member at NEC (the New England Conservatory of Music). Here is a link to the concert. The program begins with the 2nd movement of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony and his entire 8th Symphony, transcribed for viola quintet (2 violins, 2 violas, and cello). Transcriptions of the 7th and 8th symphonies for viola quintet had been published during Beethoven’s lifetime, and Nicholas Kitchen was given parts to them when he visited the Beethoven Haus in Bonn. With these as a starting point, Nicholas then created his own transcription of the opening two pieces on the concert.

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