Cornerstones

Cornerstones

Wed
12
Wed 12 Aug 7:00 PM

McCusker Recital Hall
Wheelchair
Accessible Toilet
Companion Card
Allocated Seating
All Ages
60 Mins
August
Wed 12 Aug

Directed and performed by: Darlington String Quartet

The Darlington Quartet returns to the heartland of the quartet repertoire with masterworks by Beethoven and Brahms. The opus 18 quartets show the young Beethoven already beginning to redefine the string quartet, something he would continue to do throughout his life. The String Quartet No. 1 in F major, with its vigorous yet elegant opening movement, heartfelt Adagio (inspired by the tomb scene in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet) and playful finale, is no exception. Johannes Brahms, notoriously self-critical, reportedly destroyed 20 string quartets before allowing his opus 51 quartets to be published. The String Quartet No. 1 in C minor is quintessential Brahms – passionate and profound, uniting heart and intellect.
August
Wed 12 Aug

McCusker Recital Hall

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at ECU City