Australian Chamber Orchestra
Apr 24, 2004
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Some traditional Hungarian folk songs performed by Dawn Upshaw, really refreshing! Some Cantatas of Bach- I have to say I hate Bach sometimes...

Here comes this great work, String Quartet No.2, Op.56 by Karol Szymanowski. The 2nd movement is very much like Bartok's work and you can smell the folk blood in it. This is perhaps the best chamber orchestra in the world, excact, balanced, but I guess Tognetti still have to work hard to stretch his enthusiam out to all orchestra. The 2nd encore is great, and, the only one expressing intimacy among musicians tonight.

A funny thing is, an old lady tried to give me some tip after the show...