Avalon String Quartet
Concert
Alice Tully Hall
New York City, NY US
April 23, 2002
8:00 pm
Program
Macbride, David: “A Muse”
Haydn: Op 71 No 2 in Bb Major
Shafer, R. Murray: Quartet No 5 “Rosalind”
Macbride, David: “A Muse”
Beethoven: String Quartet Op 59 No 3 in C Major
Strad Magazine Review
By Dennis Rooney, for The Strad, published on July 1, 2002
Haydn’s op.71 no.1 in B flat major made a strong initial impression; well-chosen tempos and transparent textures conveyed its genial mood with complete success. R. Murry Schafer’s Quartet no.5 of 1989 was pleasingly accessible in style and highly atmospheric. …Beethoven’s op.59 no.3 shared the same performance qualities as the Haydn, with the addition of some real virtuosity.