{"id":1935,"date":"2025-02-15T08:50:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T08:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/?page_id=1935"},"modified":"2025-02-15T08:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T08:50:42","slug":"light-and-shadow-mozart-meets-mendelssohn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/?page_id=1935","title":{"rendered":"Light and Shadow: Mozart Meets Mendelssohn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Light-and-Shadow-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Light-and-Shadow-1024x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Light-and-Shadow-1024x260.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Light-and-Shadow-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Light-and-Shadow-768x195.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Light-and-Shadow-1536x391.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Light-and-Shadow-2048x521.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Pangea String Quartet \u2013 Serge Cuca (violin I), Dieter Hendricks (violin II), Elbe Roberts (viola), Gerrit Koorsen (cello)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Join the Pangea String Quartet for a performance of two key works in the string quartet repertoire, offering a unique glimpse into the genre&#8217;s evolution. The program opens with Mozart&#8217;s String Quartet No. 14 in G major (K. 387), nicknamed &#8220;Spring.&#8221; Composed in 1782, it&#8217;s part of six quartets Mozart dedicated to Joseph Haydn. The bright G Major key and vivacious character embody the freshness of spring, showcasing Mozart&#8217;s mature mastery and the Classical era&#8217;s elegance. Upon hearing these quartets, Haydn declared Mozart &#8220;the greatest composer known to me.&#8221;<br>In contrast, Mendelssohn&#8217;s String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (Op. 13), written in 1827 when he was 18, demonstrates the young composer&#8217;s precocious talent and the emerging Romantic style. Its A minor key allows for a more intense emotional range, contrasting with the sunny disposition of the Mozart quartet.<br>These two masterpieces, separated by less than half a century, offer a captivating journey through the evolution of the string quartet. As we move from Mozart&#8217;s refined Classical elegance to Mendelssohn&#8217;s impassioned early Romantic voice, listeners will experience firsthand the remarkable transformation of musical expression during this pivotal period in music history.<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1935","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5ulBY-vd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1935"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1937,"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1935\/revisions\/1937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}