Limits of Music



Wednesday, 12. October 2016 | 16:45 Uhr

Speaker

Concert

To the farewell of Dr. Dominik Galliker, the Vector Quartet played in the church of the Engelberg Abbey.

In the end, Cornelia Wüthrich and Gerd Folkers thanked Dominik Galliker for his enormous commitment to the Academia Engelberg Foundation.

In this special book (unique!), Speakers, foundation Members, Employees and Partners have recorded their personal encounters.

In the name of Engelberg, Tourism Director Frédéric Füssenich expressed his gratitude to Dr. Dominik Galliker for the valuable work in favor of science, business, politics and society.

Concert

Joseph Hayden’s (1732 – 1809) work was commissioned by Prince Joseph Maximilian Lobkowitz to whom it is dedicated in its first edition.

Lobkowitz had commissioned a set of six quartets; however, due to age Haydn was only able to complete two.

 

Quartett in G-Dur, op. 77, Nr. 1, („Komplimentierquartett“) Hob. 81 (1799)

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Adagio
  3. Menuetto: Presto
  4. Finale: Presto

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