Quartets – and Quakers? - preview
‘The most sublime form of democratic anarchy’ Hmm, reminds me of one or two Quaker events I have experienced (mentioning no names), but in fact this is a description of the inner life of the professional string quartet from a BBC 4 film shown on 17 April 4 Better, 4 Worse – The Anatomy of a String Quartet, directed by Reiner E Moritz, focused on The Lindsay Quartet (now sadly retired as an entity) as they prepared for an appearance at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland
As a music lover and a student of human behaviour, I watched with growing fascination as the film explored the relationships and interactions that create unity and great music from disparate parts Several professional quartets were shown, in rehearsal and performance ‘Four instruments very much alike but a little bit different’, as one player said, and four individuals with often very distinct personalities In fact, there was an insistence by some of the musicians interviewed that the greater the range of personalities, the greater the potential for creative expression
Sue Proudlove
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