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 The new ASQ (Sophie Rowell – violin, Anne Horton - violin, Sally Boud - viola and Rachel Johnston
- cello) begins its 2007 national season with a wide-ranging program
featuring three works that demonstrate the incredible dramatic range of
the string quartet.
Australian composer Carl Vine's third quartet begins the concert
with a bang! A brilliantly virtuosic showpiece with an unashamedly
romantic second movement and a rollercoaster finish it sets the tone
for the rest of the program – passionate, dramatic and compelling.
Alban Berg's Lyric Suite tells a hidden story inspired by Berg's love for Hanna Fuchs-Robettin,
the wife of a Prague businessman. From the jovial opening portrait to
the desolate finale, the work's six movements become progressively more
intense in expression as the lovers’ situation becomes more desperate. Berg’s
writing for the four players is so detailed and complex that quartets
can only approach performance of this work after many years of
experience.
This concert concludes with Schubert's most popular quartet, the so-called Death and the Maiden.
A work which shows an irresistible dramatic impetus from beginning to
end, it compels the listener from its first devastating chord right
through to the inevitable tragic end. Nonetheless there are moments and
passages of exquisite beauty and tranquillity, particularly in the
wonderful “theme and variations” which comprises the slow movement.
A magnificent and compelling program covering unfamiliar as well as
popular repertoire from centuries of inspired composition for the
string quartet, this opening concert will be a stunning opener for the
first full national season by the new players of the ASQ.
Subscriptions to the 2007 season are still available with substantial
savings, bonus tickets and a complimentary CD – all at the 2006 season
price. For a subscription brochure contact 1800 040 444 or visit www.asq.com.au
Death and the Maiden
Australian String Quartet
Carl Vine String Quartet no 3 (1994)
Berg Lyric Suite for string quartet
Schubert String Quartet D810, Death and the Maiden
Venue: Conservatorium Theatre, South Bank
Date/Time: 7pm Tuesday 6 March
Wine tasting from 6pm, pre-concert talk 6.30pm
Bookings: www.qtix.com.au | 136 246
Further information: ASQ 1800 040 444 | www.asq.com.au
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