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<< -- 5 -- Malcolm Tattersall CREATIVE TENSIONS
At this point the 'voices of modernism' rubric seems true enough but almost irrelevant. Here we have five very strong works and one that introduces a promising new talent, all beautifully played. Who needs anything more?
The liner notes make much of the recording technology, an innovative acoustic baffle system in the studio and SACD surround sound on the finished product. The sound is indeed lustrous and beautifully clear, but under normal listening conditions the main effects seem to be a widening of the dynamic range and a slight lifting of the level of the second violin and viola -- all to the good, but not of themselves a reason to choose this recording over another. For that, I think one must look at the programming, and especially at the Rorem.
The Fry Street Quartet is excellent by any standards, and outstanding for such a young group. I look forward to hearing more.
Copyright © 19 February 2006
Malcolm Tattersall, Townsville, Australia
Beethoven - Stravinsky - Rorem - Scearce - The Fry Street Quartet
FSQCD3 DSD/SACD Multichannel/Stereo Hybrid FIRST RELEASE (2 CDs) 70'27"/56'53" - TT 127'20" 2004 Fry Street Quartet
The Fry Street Quartet: Jessica Guideri, violin; Rebecca McFaul, violin; Russell Falstad, viola; Anne Francis, cello
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): String Quartet in A major Op 18 No 5 (1800); String Quartet in A minor Op 132 (1825); Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Three Pieces for String Quartet (1914); Ned Rorem (born 1923): String Quartet No 4 (1994); J Mark Scearce (born 1960): String Quartet 1 'Y2K' (2000) |
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