The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 27, 1991 - Page 9
A quartet with staying power
The Juilliard String Quartet starts their season with panache
by Jethro Woodson
'To open it's 1991-92 season, the
University Musical Society is pre-
senting the Juilliard String Quartet
in Rackham Auditorium. The event
is not part of the University's regu-
lar chamber series, but is a special
program celebrating the 50th an-
niversary of Rackham Auditorium's
presentation of chamber music con-
certs. In addition, the event com-
memorates the 45th anniversary sea-
son of the Juilliard String Quartet
as a performing ensemble.
In concert, the
Quartet reflects an
exceptional level of
ensemble playing and
musicianship. This
program promises to
be equally dynamic,
with an interesting
variety of harmonic
structures
In celebration of their founding
as a quartet in residence at the
Julliard School, the world-re-
nowned ensemble will play a
marathon concert of Elliot Carter's
four String Quartets on October 11,
the same date as their 1946 debut.
The Julliard String Quartet, which
has been in existence longer than any
other chamber group, has had a close
relationship with Carter, and pre-
miered three of the four quartets.
In concert, the Quartet reflects
an exceptional level of ensemble
playing and musicianship. This pro-
gram promises to be equally dy-
namic, with an interesting variety of
harmonic structures. Two works, a
late quartet by Beethoven, Op. 135,
and the First String Quartet of
Elliot Carter, will contain unusual
progressions and exciting disso-
nances. The group will also include
a requisite tribute in honor of the
200th anniversary of Mozart's
death, in the form of a Mozart
Quartet, K. 589 in B flat major,
which will open the concert.
The vast repertoire of the Quar-
tet contains over 500 works. These
include the standard repertoire (i.e.
Bach, Beethoven etc.) as well as
compositions by. American com-
posers and jazz artists. The Quartet
has also recorded a great deal, with
over one hundred recordings to their
credit. In 1985, they also received a
Grammy for their CBS Master-
works digital recording of all the
Beethoven quartets.
For those who have never heard a
string quartet, its sound is quite dif-
ferent from that of a string section
in a symphony orchestra. The tim-
bres are clearer because a 50-in-
strument string section is reduced
to four, but the individual instru-
ments of a quartet can project tre-
mendous depth.
After so much concentration by
performance groups on European
classical music, it is a refreshing
turn to see this quartet presenting
works by a living composer. It will
be equally enjoyable to listen to
contemporary works performed by
such a seasoned and skillful group.
THE JUILLIARD STRING
QUARTET will be performing
Sunday at 4 p.m. in Rackham
Auditorium. Preceding the program
will be a presentation by former
UMS president Gail Rector at 3
p.m. The concert will be at 4 p.m.
Ticket are $18-$29, and rush tickets
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The First Man In Rome
Colleen McCullough
William Morrow/paperback
One of the most difficult novels
to write is the historical novel. It
can be very challenging to combine
an extensively pre-formed "out-
line" of historical facts with ihe
imagination that goes into creating a
novel. Colleen McCullough, author
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The novel, set in Rome between
110 and 100 B.C., depicts the strug-
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or political recognition, portraying,
in truly gripping and entertaining
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honor - the title of First Man in
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The Juilliard String Quartet work hard and play hard. They are: Robert
Mann, Violin; Joel Krosnick, Cello; Samuel Rhodes, Viola; Joel
Smirnoff, Violin.
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