Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Catch My Disease

We know you have spring fever, but what about string fever? Belcea Quartet deliver contagious string-ensemble sounds at Middlebury College this Thursday, and once you come down with this bug, there’s no going back. The foursome, winners of the prestigious Gramophone Award for best debut recording in 2001, play chamber masterworks with fervor, layering a light lyrical touch on instrumental intensity; indeed, Crosscut Seattle describes their playing and interpretation as “of the highest imaginable standard.” The infectious quartet turns that attention to Beethoven’s String Quartet no. 15 in A Minor, op. 132, and Schubert’s String Quartet no. 15 in G Major for its Vermont concert.