Andante y Allegro (Ob. 18)
Andante y Allegro (Ob. 18)
Two String Quartets
Although you might expect the Andante, then the Allegro, this piece plays them both at the same time! Two string quartets, set in the keys of A minor and Eb major, play in completely contrasting moods in a common-practice era style. If late 20th-century Postmodern musicians ask the question, "Can I make high art out of noise?", this piece asks, "Can I make noise out of 'high art'?"