Program 1
This program features one or the other of two new works written for the Daedalus Quartet
1. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in F major, Op. 74 “Harp” (1809)
2. FALL 2009 — Fred Lerdahl: String Quartet No. 3 (2008) — commissioned by Chamber Music America
    —OR— SPRING 2010 — Lawrence Dillon: String Quartet No. 4 “The Infinite Sphere” (2009)
    —Intermission—
3. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 11 in C major, Op. 61 (1881)

Program 2
1. Mozart: String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat major, K. 589 (1790)
2. Joan Tower: Night Fields (1994)
    —Intermission—
3. FALL 2009 — Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 (1826)
    —OR— SPRING 2010 — Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127 (1825)


Special Program A
Haydn 200th Memorial Observation
In observation of the 200th anniversary Franz Josef Haydn’s death (May 31, 1809), the Daedalus Quartet is pleased to offer performance of what are widely considered the first masterworks of the string quartet genre, the composer’s Op. 20, the “Sun” quartets from 1772. This program is approximately 120 minutes of music; a long (for example dinner-length) intermission is suggested.

1. String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, No. 3
2. String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 20, No. 1
3. String Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 4
    —Intermission—
4. String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5
5. String Quartet in A major, Op. 20, No. 6
6. String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2

Special Program B
All-Beethoven Program
This program is the second of the Slee Beethoven Cycle, a series of annual endowed performances at the University at Buffalo. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is presenting this series as part of its 40th anniversary season (and 50th of Lincoln Center), featuring each of the first six “Chamber Music Society 2” string quartets. (Daedalus was the sixth.)

1. String Quartet No. 10 in F major, Op. 74 “Harp” (1809)
2. String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18, No. 2 (1798-1800)
    —Intermission—
3. String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 (1826)