A Fine Quartet
HE, most notable chamber music per- *" formance from 4YA within recent weeks was given on a recent Sunday afternoon by the Northern String Trio
with W. Griesbach, pianist. The work chosen, the Brahms Quartet in A, cannot be called’ a popular work, for it makes heavy demands both on performer and listener. I was listening to it for the first time and I think many other listeners would be in the same case. It seems to me it is on occasions such as these, when a seldom-performed work is being played, that listeners would be grateful for a little preliminary analysis. Apart from this, the quartet was a delight to listen to-the balance of the instruments well maintained and the individual performances leaving nothing to be desired. It is unfortunate that we cannot expect to have this pleasure again very soon, since all the members of this accomplished string trio are members of the National Orchestra. But it could at least be made an annual fixture. Especially as it would give us a chance at least once a year to hear Dr. Griesbach, whose Continental experience as a chamber music player is too little exploited here. + /
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 538, 14 October 1949, Page 11
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199A Fine Quartet New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 538, 14 October 1949, Page 11
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