Canberra International Music Festival, Concert 17,
“Waltz to Tango”, at the Fitters’ Workshop, May 7. Reviewed by LEN POWER
THE waltz of 18th century Vienna and the “nuevo tango” of Argentina seem at first glance to be worlds apart.
The waltz was popular in Europe but social unrest in the 19th century resulted in emigration to the Americas. With a melting pot of musical influences, imported and local, new musical genres arose.
By the end of the 19th century, the tango was gaining in popularity in Argentina. In the early 20th century, Astor Piazzolla, who earned his living playing in tango clubs, introduced classical and jazz elements, creating a new repertoire known as “nuevo tango”.
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The Partridge String Quartet. Photo: Peter Hislop
Canberra International Music Festival / Concert 3, “Schubert Sublime I”, The Partridge String Quartet. At Fitters’ Workshop, Kingston, May 1. Reviewed by
ROB KENNEDY.
“WITH happiness” best describes how the audience reacted to having the Canberra International Music Festival back after the 2020 covid shutdown and hearing the Partridge String Quartet perform a seminal work of Franz Schubert.
The Partridge String Quartet, which takes its name in honour of a previous member of the group, consists of William Huxtable, violin; Karla Hanna, violin; Eunise Cheng, viola; Daniel Smith, cello, and Blair Harris, cello.
“Gemütlichkeit” is a German word used to convey the idea of a state or feeling of warmth, friendliness, and good cheer”. And this quintet has all that, but with darker times soon ahead for Franz Schubert, his “String Quintet in C Major” D 956, composed in 1828 just before his death, covers much light and
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