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News: Naumburg Award Winning cellist
Clancy Newman joins the New Zealand Quartet for tour
performances of the Schubert Two Cello Quintet. Renowned clarinetist James
Campbell offers three quintets with the New Zealanders.
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" ...the Kiwis rivaled the excellence of leading international string
quartets...they let the lyrical music ebb and flow with warm tone and
beautiful balance. The ensemble was cohesive, the energy positive."
Cleveland Plain Dealer"impressive...the New Zealanders played Bartok's wartime
2nd String Quartet, staking out a respectable stylistic middle ground
that acknowledged the music's astringency
but also it's unlikely lyricism."
New
York Times
"Detailed and confident readings from the impressive New Zealand
String Quartet... their strong sense of internal balance allows them to bring
out many telling details that often go unnoticed" Gramophone Magazine
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"String lovers might be
forgiven these days if they think they've died and gone to Quartet
Heaven after yesterday's concert by the New Zealand String Quartet…. The concert ended with a
superb account of Schubert's finest quartet, the No. 15 in G major.
There was scarcely a misstep in the entire performance and the slow
movement was profoundly beautiful."
Ottawa Citizen
"The quartet had the virtuosity to handle the passionate outbursts
in the first and fifth movements and the wit to exploit the playful
dance parodies of the second and fourth."
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"The luscious, velvet sound of this group was apparent from the
opening phrases of its first selections..."
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
"Gossamer without being merely glossy, the string quartet’s intricate
sonic patterns explored the depths of human emotions crisply, tenderly
and, always with great subtlety."
News Journal, Daytona Beach
"The absolutely perfect ensemble, the outstanding technical skills and
the passionate playing ... made the concert an extraordinary
experience."
Rheinische Post, Germany
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New Zealand String Quartet -- Tour Program Options
November - December 2010 tour
Program Options include works with guest 'cellist Clancy Newman
and
with guest clarinetist James Campbell
Program 1 -- with guest cellist Clancy Newman
Bach Cello Suite # 6 – Clancy Newman
Shostakovich String Quartet #13 in B flat minor, op. 130
intermission
Schubert String Quintet in C major, D. 956, op. posth 163
with Clancy Newman
Program 2 -- with guest cellist Clancy Newman
Bach Cello Suite #6 – Clancy Newman
Chinary Ung SPIRAL III for String Quartet OR Ross Harris Variation 25 for String
Quartet (2008) (inspired by Goldberg Variation #25)
intermission
Schubert String Quintet in C major, D. 956, op. posth 163
with Clancy Newman
Program 3 -- with guest cellist Clancy Newman
Beethoven String Quartet in G Major, op 18 #2 “Compliments”
Shostakovich String Quartet #13 in B flat minor, op. 130
intermission
Schubert String Quintet in C major, D. 956, op. posth 163
with Clancy Newman
Program 4 -- quartet program
Chinary Ung SPIRAL III for String Quartet OR Ross Harris Variation 25 for String
Quartet (2008) (inspired by Goldberg Variation #25)
Beethoven String Quartet in G Major, op 18 #2 OR Shostakovich String Quartet #13
intermission
Beethoven String Quartet in B flat, op. 130 “Liebquartett”
Program 5 -- quartet program
Beethoven String Quartet in G Major, op 18 #2 “Compliments”
Shostakovich String Quartet #13
intermission
Beethoven String Quartet in B flat, op. 130 “Liebquartett”
Program 6 -- with guest clarinetist James Campbell
Allan Gilliland Jazz Suite for Clarinet and String Quartet - with Mr. Campbell
intermission
Chinary Ung SPIRAL III for String Quartet
Mozart Clarinet Quintet - with Mr. Campbell
Program 7 -- with guest clarinetist James Campbell
Beethoven String Quartet in B flat, op. 130 Liebquartett
intermission
Brahms Clarinet Quintet - with Mr. Campbell
Program 8 -- with guest clarinetist James Campbell
Allan Gilliland Jazz Suite for Clarinet and String Quartet - with Mr.
Campbell
Mozart Clarinet Quintet - with Mr. Campbell
Intermission
Beethoven String Quartet in B flat, op. 130 Liebquartett
Repertoire Comments:
Ross Harris (1945) - New Zealand composer
About Variation 25 for string quartet– The composer writes: “When I heard the
New Zealand String Quartet perform the Goldberg Variations in 2007 I had a
strong desire to pay my respects to the beauty and richness of the music. I took
the music of the 25th Variation and used it as the basis of a single movement
for string quartet.”
Chinary Ung (b 1942) - Cambodian composer living in the United States
Spiral iii for String Quartet – part of a series of “Spiral” works for different
ensembles. The spiritual impulsion behind Ung’s music is Cambodian, deriving
from the syncretism of Buddhism and Shamanism found in the village music (and
religion) of his youth, although technically he is working in a western art
music tradition.
Allan Gilliland (1965) - Canadian composer
Gilliland’s JAZZ SUITE was commissioned by clarinetist James Campbell for
premiere in 2005. An aptly named work, the piece opens with a plucked cello line
above which emerges a smoothly seductive clarinet riff. Lushly harmonic and
bluesy, the movement makes smart use of quartet pizzicato. The Waterloo Record
writes: “The second movement, Waltz for Mr. Evans, was particularly lovely with
a lush bed of compound chords providing the perfect frame for a gently tragic
clarinet melody.
“The ease with which Gilliland switches between idioms was even more apparent in
Wind Machine. Flitting between bluegrass, tango, minimalism, Penderecki-style
dissonance and a cool walking bass groove… the piece was one of the highlights
of the evening.” The Waterloo Record, April 2, 2008
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