Highlights
Highlights
Join the FSQ for
The Complete String Quartets
of Ludwig van Beethoven
Fall 2008
The Fry Street Quartet & Robert Winter
Concert Cycle: October 2-4 & 9-11, 2008 Presented by The Caine School of the Arts College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Utah State University
“The seventeen string quartets of Beethoven are to chamber music what the plays of Shakespeare are to drama and what the self-portraits of Rembrandt are to portraiture.”* Beethoven's quartets go beyond even his symphonies in the scope of his output, and provide an incredible overview of his creative development.
Any Beethoven Cycle is a rare event, but here in Logan, Utah the Caine School of the Arts is thrilled to present this Beethoven Cycle performed by the Fry Street Quartet alongside lectures with renowned scholar/pianist/media author Robert Winter, as well as additional lectures, demonstrations, and supplementary events for an unforgettable journey into the world of Beethoven. Mark your calendars now!
* The Beethoven Quartet Companion , Robert Winter and Robert Martin (University of California Press 1994), Introduction, pg. 1.
For more information about tickets and the Cycle visit: http://caineschool.usu.edu/artsandlectures.aspx
About
the area visit: http://caineschool.usu.edu/aboutcachevalley.aspx
Accomodations in the Logan area: http://caineschool.usu.edu/accommodations.aspx
Local Restaurants (including FSQ menu and restaurant recommendations!): http://caineschool.usu.edu/dining_cachevalley.aspx#fsq%20Recommendations
Joseph
Haydn String Quartets
Order the quartet's latest CD, recorded with the
stunning sound of IsoMike technology in Super Audio CD Hybrid
format.
Cairns
Artist Management
The Fry Street Quartet is proud
to announce that it has signed on with Cairns Artist Management,
making it one of just a few quartets in the world with an exclusive management
agreement.
Recordings & Samples
Recordings
Joseph Haydn String Quartets
String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 9, no. 4
String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, no. 4
Super Audio CD Hybrid format allows for listening in SACD, SACD 4-channel Surround Sound, and conventional CD players!
Voices of Modernism and the String Quartet
This new Hybrid 2 SACD Set features one of the finest quartets of its generation in a one-of-a-kind release, capturing perhaps the most accurate concert hall sound recorded to date. The discs were recorded using new IsoMikeTM technology invented by audiophile guru Ray Kimber, and were mastered by Grammy Award winning Graemme Brown. The Hybrid format allows for listening in SACD, SACD 4-channel Surround Sound, and conventional CD players!
FSQ Debut CD: Janacek String Quartet #1
Official debut CD release date was February 22, 2002 - The quartet spent 4 days in August at The Carriage House Studio in Stamford, CT recording their debut CD. The disc includes two masterpieces: Janacek's first quartet and Beethoven's Op. 59 #3. Thanks to John Altschiller (of 'chillersound in NY), who must have a 50 track mind, and special thanks to Thomas McFaul, our producer, for his energy, vision, and support for this project.
To read about the FSQ recording sessions click here.
To view pictures and the entire CD jacket click here.
Mass in C Minor by Thomas McFaul
The Fry Street Quartet had the privilege of recording the string parts to Thomas McFaul's Mass in c minor. It is a magnificent and breathtaking work written in the baroque style that brings to life the great Latin texts of the Mass. The evolution of this recording is unique, state of the art, and admittedly backwards! The composer writes a fascinating account of the unfolding of this mammoth project on his website. Explore the website and listen to samples, read several accounts from the composer and artists, check out the roster of musicians, and look at pictures at www.tommcfaul.com.
To purchase the Mass in C Minor CD, click here.
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