But the centrepiece of this recital was Strong Language, a 25-minute piece written for them last year by Timo Andres, who belongs to the same post-minimalist, easy-listening generation of US composers as Nico Muhly.
This excellent quartet made a strong impression at its recent recital at the Frick Collection.
Not surprisingly, the Romantic repertory is his strong suit but for this recital, in addition to two works by Brahms, he will play solo Bach as well as Beethoven's famous "Kreutzer" Sonata.
But Music by YCA Composers, a short yet exciting program on Monday night at Weill Recital Hall, offered strong evidence that this organization is also doing well at the harder task of singling out promising young composers, who must try to fashion a personal voice from a plethora of influences.
Two years ago, Martin Kasik, then a 24-year-old Czech pianist, made a strong impression in his Young Concert Artists Award recital at the 92nd Street Y. His playing was musically thoughtful and technically elegant.
(Holland) BEJUN MEHTA AND LISA SAFFER (Tuesday) The George London Foundation appears to be spreading its wings to match the refurbished splendor of its home in the Morgan Library & Museum; its recital series this year is particularly strong.
Last weekend two thriving young pianists with strong, though wildly contrasting, artistic profiles gave recitals in New York.
Michael Brown has been building his career mostly as a pianist, but his "Constellations and Toccata" (2012) made a strong impression when he performed it at a recital in April.
When you consider that opera and art song tend to reach their most unforgettable heights and depths at moments of vulnerability and tragedy, it is no surprise that the final part of the soprano Kate Royal's concert at Weill Recital Hall on Friday was the strongest.
In his New York debut recital 11 years ago, André Solomon-Glover, a baritone, made a strong case for a song cycle by Chandler Carter, a depiction of 1960's civil-rights uprisings.
