Carpe Diem String Quartet returns to Tarleton
Ashley Fuquay
Issue date: 1/29/09 Section: Entertainment
The Carpe Diem String Quartet performed for a crowd of mostly music majors and ULTRA Club members Monday night in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater. The well established group was selected for the 2009 Grammy entry list in four categories. This performance was everything classical music should be.
The performance was a compellation of music based off of European Folk Music, except for the "appetizer." This piece was composed by violinist Korine Fujiwara to pay homage to her heritage of self taught musicians in Peasbottom, Montana. The sound of the American fiddle was not at all what I expected to hear, but it was well written and executed.
The first piece for the night was the Quartet in a minor, No. 3, Opus 33 by Ernst von Dohnanyi was heavily influenced by gypsy music. The first movement was allegro agitato e appassionato. It had a very lethargic beginning with bursts of strong allegro. The movement was very engaging and definitely could keep any attention span, which could be said of the entire concert.
The second movement was andante religioso con variazonio. This part of the composition was very romantic and light sounding but intensified in sound as the movement progressed. After that movement was finished, the audience was so silent you could hear a pin drop on the carpet.
The third movement of the piece was vivace giocoso. It was very energetic and fast paced. The execution of the movement was very impressive.
The next piece performed was Hungarian Dancing No. 1 by Johannes Brahms. It was a very authentic sounding folk music. It had a very rich Eastern European sound. The piece was very moving to say the least.
The third piece was Czardas by Vittorio Monti, arranged by Korine Fujiwara specially for the quartet. It was very well done and very professional sounding.
The last piece played by the quartet and guest pianistby Leslie Spotz, Assistant Professor of Piano at Tarleton was Quintet in a Minor, Opus 81 by Antonin Dvorak.
"This is my favorite piece in the entire world," Spotz said before performing the piece. "I would take it with me on a desert island."
The first movement was allegro manon tanto. It begins very romantically with cello and piano and then the rest of the group joins in a burst of sound and the piece becomes very energetic. The movement goes back in forth in that manner and is very contrasting.
The Dumka: andante con moto was the second movement. The main melody is very happy and carefree for about 10 measures and then adopts a more somber mood.
The third movement was the Scherzo: furiant molto vivace. The scherzo was very light.
The last movement of the piece was the Finale: allegro. The emotion in the finale was very rich the passion that the musicians played with was obvious as bows flung every which way, showing that the musicians were giving it their all.
The performance was a compellation of music based off of European Folk Music, except for the "appetizer." This piece was composed by violinist Korine Fujiwara to pay homage to her heritage of self taught musicians in Peasbottom, Montana. The sound of the American fiddle was not at all what I expected to hear, but it was well written and executed.
The first piece for the night was the Quartet in a minor, No. 3, Opus 33 by Ernst von Dohnanyi was heavily influenced by gypsy music. The first movement was allegro agitato e appassionato. It had a very lethargic beginning with bursts of strong allegro. The movement was very engaging and definitely could keep any attention span, which could be said of the entire concert.
The second movement was andante religioso con variazonio. This part of the composition was very romantic and light sounding but intensified in sound as the movement progressed. After that movement was finished, the audience was so silent you could hear a pin drop on the carpet.
The third movement of the piece was vivace giocoso. It was very energetic and fast paced. The execution of the movement was very impressive.
The next piece performed was Hungarian Dancing No. 1 by Johannes Brahms. It was a very authentic sounding folk music. It had a very rich Eastern European sound. The piece was very moving to say the least.
The third piece was Czardas by Vittorio Monti, arranged by Korine Fujiwara specially for the quartet. It was very well done and very professional sounding.
The last piece played by the quartet and guest pianistby Leslie Spotz, Assistant Professor of Piano at Tarleton was Quintet in a Minor, Opus 81 by Antonin Dvorak.
"This is my favorite piece in the entire world," Spotz said before performing the piece. "I would take it with me on a desert island."
The first movement was allegro manon tanto. It begins very romantically with cello and piano and then the rest of the group joins in a burst of sound and the piece becomes very energetic. The movement goes back in forth in that manner and is very contrasting.
The Dumka: andante con moto was the second movement. The main melody is very happy and carefree for about 10 measures and then adopts a more somber mood.
The third movement was the Scherzo: furiant molto vivace. The scherzo was very light.
The last movement of the piece was the Finale: allegro. The emotion in the finale was very rich the passion that the musicians played with was obvious as bows flung every which way, showing that the musicians were giving it their all.
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