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A 4 page concert report on a performance given by the Borealis String Quartet. The concert consisted of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Kelly-Marie Murphy's Quartet No. 4 (Another Little Piece of My Heart), and Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 in D minor (Death and the Maiden). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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musical experience. The Borealis String Quartet is made up of four remarkable young Canadian musicians, who provided a fascinating and entertaining evening of chamber music on March 23. Patricia Shih
and Yuel Yawney played violins, Nikita Pogrehnoy played the viola and Joel Stobbe, cello (Borealis). They are one of Canadas newest and best chamber music ensembles and are quickly gaining
recognition for their expertise. While this report is worded as if the writer attended the concert, the student researching this topic is reminded that this research only provides a template
for how such a concert report might be written. The student should write an original report in his or her own words, using this research purely as a guide, and
expressing personal perspective and opinion on the concert program. The first selection of the evening was Beethovens String Quartet No. 2 in G major, opus 18. This work is
from Beethovens early years and, like the musicians themselves, reflects the energy and joy of youth. The first movement of this quartet, which is Allegro, centers around Beethovens development of
a short motif that sounds as if it were no more than two measures long. The developmental section of this movement offers this short phrase in a variety of ways,
constantly surprising the listener with Beethovens powers of invention and resourcefulness (Steinberg, 1994). Interestingly, before one would expect, the recapitulation arrives. Yet, it does not fully resolve the tension
in the music. One does not feel that the music has arrived "home" to its dominant key. Rather, this section adds a new dimension to the primary melodic line. It
is, in fact, not a true recapitulation, but some sort of musical "joke," as Beethoven soon continues the development in hushed, pianissimo tones (Steinberg, 1994). As if to make up
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