Takács Quartet 23/7/2008

Featuring - Edward Dusinberre: violin, Károly Schranz: violin, Geraldine Walther: viola, and András Fejér: cello.

Yeah, was quite an experience -- a good one, needless to say. one of the best yet this year.
i helped out selling programmes so was fortunate enough to be granted a free pass to the concert. though i dont know anything about music, the programme included:
Haydn - String Quartet in G minor Opus 74 No 3 'Rider'
John Psathas - A Cool Wind, world première of new commission by CMNZ
Beethoven - String Quartet in C Opus 59 No 3 'Rasumovsky'

have been to a few chamber music new zealand concerts this year, and i just don't think i like john psathas' work very much. it seems to me that the instruments are used as means to imitate natural sounds, which makes me enjoy less of the whole atmosphere. it becomes 'trying too hard,' if i may say, from my ignorant personal point of view.

Encore was Allegretto (Polka) by Shostakovich, i liked it.