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Kuss Quartet introduces itself to Dayton
DAYTON — A string quartet’s concert program doesn’t get much more canonical than Franz Joseph Hadyn’s “Lark,” Franz Schubert’s “Rosamunde” and the second of Bela Bartok’s six compositions for the classic chamber ensemble.
While Hadyn (1732-1809) defined the genre, with the “Lark” eventually earning a reputation as one of his most beloved examples, Bartok (1881-1945) refined the form for the 20th century. Schubert (1797-1828) — along with Beethoven — provided the compositional link.
Such was the program that the Berlin-based Kuss Quartet performed the evening of Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Dayton Art Institute as part of the Vanguard Concerts series.
It is also the program the young group is taking this month to such venues as the Frick Gallery in New York and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., as well as the campuses of Yale, Brown and Duke universities.
Appealing to audiences who appreciate hearing the old favorites, the program also serves as an introduction to the Kuss’s artistic interests.
What was revealed Saturday was an ensemble that leans more toward the cerebral than the emotional, with an intense concern for tonality and form.
The next Vanguard Concert won’t come until winter’s end, when Croatian guitarist Robert Belinic performs March 14. For more information, call (937) 512-0144 or (937) 436-0244.
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