Brodsky Quartet

Welcome to the Wheel of 4tunes Blog!


It started in Lancaster in March and has been one of our most exciting projects ever!!! In each concert the wheel is spun four times and we play the entire quartet named where it lands. The wheel is nicely balanced so that interesting and fulfilling programmes come up. These are the programmes so far:


Lancaster: 
Purcell Chaconne, Korngold 2, Kraggerud New Work, Dvorak 'American'


Bristol:        
Purcell Chaconne, Janacek 1, Kraggerud New Work, Brahms A minor


Cardiff:       
Schubert 'Quartetsatz', Haydn op33 no3, Kraggerud New Work, Bartok 1


Southampton: 
Stravinsky 3 Pieces, Shostakovich 8, Kraggerud New Work, Debussy


Bury St Edmunds: 
Purcell Chaconne, Verdi, Sculthorpe 'From Nourlangie', Tchaikovsky 1


Bedale:
Schubert 'Quartetsatz', Barber Quartet, Golijov 'Tenebrae', Dvorak 'American'


Nailsworth:
Mozart 'Adagio & Fugue', Borodin 2, Verbey 'Spring Rain', Mendelssohn op80 


Portsmouth:
Piazolla '4 For Tango', Shostakovich 8,  Golijov 'Tenbrae', Bartok 1


Risor:
Purcell 'Chaconne', Borodin 2, Kraggerud, Mendelssohn op.80


City of London Festival: 
Stravinsky 3 Pieces, Lutoslawski, Jegede 2, Mendelssohn op.80




The only really strange thing was how many times the Kraggerud came up! That segment was not frequently stopped on in other parts of the concert so it's not biased there... just weird! We've had all sorts of people spin the wheel, from sponsors and promoters to long-lost cousins and old friends and even our very first teachers from 40 years ago.
In the autumn the wheel will be touring Scotland and the North of England, then the Netherlands. Come and have a spin!