Music at Duffield
Inspirational and innovative, the Astaria String Quartet were awarded an “Arts4All” Grant from the National Lottery to study with the distinguished chamber musician Gábor Takács-Nagy in Geneva and were also awarded a bursary to attend the prestigious “International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove”. They have recorded their first album, “Fiesta”, a celebration of Spanish and Latin American music, which includes compositions by Turina, Villa-Lobos and a first recording of the “Tango Ballet” by Piazzolla for string quartet. Most recently they have also recorded music by Clement Jewitt.
Programme:
| Turina: | The Bullfighters Prayer |
| Bloch: | In the Mountains (Two Sketches) |
| Haydn: | The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross (complete) |