What could be better than two consecutive afternoons of Beethoven string quartets, played by the Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet in the second installment of its three-year Beethoven cycle for the Music in the Park Series? On Saturday, hear Nos. 1 and 13, with the "Grosse Fuge"; on Sunday, Nos. 3, 9 and 16. Arm yourself with "The Beethoven Quartet Companion," edited by Robert Winter and Robert Martin, and make a Bee-line for St. Anthony Park. (4 p.m., Jan. 30 and 31. St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ, 2129 Commonwealth Av., St. Paul. $45 for both concerts, $25 each, students $15. 651-645-5699.)
LARRY FUCHSBERG
Denk, Accordo You should be able to catch both pianist/blogger Jeremy Denk's Frederic Chopin Society recital (with its lately amended coupling of Schumann's "Davidsbündertänze" and Bach's "Goldberg" Variations) and the homegrown string ensemble Accordo's Stravinsky-Ravel-Debussy mix (including the second local performance in a week of Ravel's rarely heard Sonata for Violin and Cello), without missing dinner. But if you prefer your music in smaller doses, Accordo's program is repeated Monday. (Denk: 3 p.m. Sunday. Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Macalester College, 130 Macalester St., St. Paul. $20, students $12. 612-822-0123. Accordo: 7 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday. Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Av. S., Mpls. $20. 612-340-1725.)
LARRY FUCHSBERG
