Beethoven Re-branded.
Rebranding Beethoven?
In 2016, I was one of six composers selected by Cuarteto Casals for their ambitious Beethoven Illuminated Anew cycle. This monumental project features six performances pairing Beethoven’s complete string quartet repertoire with contemporary pieces.
For “my piece”, I was given an enviable level of creative freedom. The only condition? Keep it short (for classical music standards) and base it on the Beethoven quartet assigned to my program. I chose the Op. 74, affectionately known as the Harp Quartet.