So today I was invited to see a free classical show at Razzo Hall, which is around Clark University, and I didn't know what I was going expect. Normally I'm not a classical kinda guy but I was willing to check it out. QX String Quartet was the name of the group playing and it's comprised of Violinists Krista Buckland Reisner and Rohan Gregory, Violist Peter Sulski and Cellist Jan Muller-Szeraws.
The first half of show consisted of two pieces of music, the first was Kreutzer Sonata by Leos Janacek, and the story behind that was that this man killed his wife because she was playing Bethovens "Kreutzer Sonata" with another man. As the band started playing you can hear the intensity, the shear terror of this man just killing his wife in the music, but it was also very beautiful. From start to finish I was just blown away, and I felt the story behind the music being played. The Second piece was String Quartet No. 3 by Viktor Ullman, and that had to do with a man living at a concentration camp, and in revolt the Jews who were there would make art and music. Same as the first when it came to my reaction, I was simply blown away. Then they had a brief intermission.
The third and final piece was called String Quartet Op. 96 by Antonin Dvorak, and compared to the first two pieces, It was very happy, cheerful, and bouncy. Watching these musicians play was just incredible, you could just see that they were very into what they are playing, kinda like how a metal musician head-bangs while they play, these guys were jerking their whole bodies around, haha.
In Conclusion, QX was incredible and I had a great time. I'll post a link below if anyone is interested in listening to this talented group of musicians.
http://www.qxstringquartet.org/
Peace,
Jake Ryan.
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