Saturday sees an intense immersion in the exciting combination of early Beethoven and mature Mozart. Beethoven clearly modelled his set on the six quartets Mozart dedicated to Haydn. Quatuor Zaïde, on their second visit to Bantry, is up first with the haunting dissonances of Mozart’s most famous Quartet. Beethoven’s D major Quartet is renowned for its dazzling Finale with its swirling tarantella and its joke ending.

All works performed by Quatuor Zaïde

Concert Programme

Composer

Work

Mozart

Quartet in C major K.465 ‘Dissonance’

Beethoven

Quartet No.3 in D major Op.18/3