Hausmann Quartet: Dreams and Dances
Season 2 of Haydn Voyages aboard the historic steam ferryboat Berkeley features the Hausmann Quartet's Dreams and Dances. As the father of the string quartet and one of history's most innovative composers, Joseph Haydn is an ideal guide to exploration of some of the most powerful, creative music ever written. Each creative program includes informative and entertaining commentary from noted musicologist Derek Katz. The final concert of the season features Haydn’s “Rider” quartet, showcasing the true height of Haydn’s power as a master of the string quartet genre. Erwin Schulhoff’s Five Pieces (1923) are a wonderfully varied collection of dances, and Missy Mazzoli’s Quartet for Queen Mab (2015) is a fantastical journey based on a creature from folklore and literature.