Thursday, March 28, 1996
usic at Noon hosts Bretano
by Adria Kovaly
Collegian Skiff
On Wednesday, March 27, the
Wintergarden was once again
filled with the sound of classical
music as the Brentano String
Quartet took the stage as part of
the Music at Noon series.
The Bretano String Quartet was
the 1995 winner of the
Naumburg Chamber Music award
and has been featured on "Great
Performers at Lincoln Center."
The quartet has ahs teaching
residencies at Princeton
University and Middleburg
College. It is currently the
quartet-in-residence at New York
University.
The quartet is made up of Mark
Steinberg and Serena Canin,
violins, Misha Amory, viola, and
Michael Kamen, cello. Named
after Antonie Brentano, who was
supposedly Beethoven's
"immortal beloved," they perform
pieces spanning from Joseph
Haydn, the "father of the string
quartet" to Charles Wuorinen,
who is said to be "one of today's
best and most-important
composers."
For their Wednesday
performance, the quartet opened
with String Quartet in E Flat,
Op. 71 #3, by Haydn, a lively
Stone can't carry "Diabolique"
by Sarah Melchiorre
Collegian Staff
A little bit of male bashing
goes a long way in "Diabolique."
This film stars Sharon Stone as
Nicole Horner and Isabelle Adjani
as Mia Barano.
"Diabolique" is a film with a
different feel than your average
film. All of the lead characters
are women and the plot
complexity adds to the thrill of
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piece, well suited for the spring
weather (That is, assuming we
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They then moved on to the two
movements of Claude Debussy's
String Quartet in G Minor, Op.
this thriller.
Although I liked the film I
really can't tell people to go see
this without feeling guilty. I
thought it was going to be a lot
different than it was. The
preview I saw for "Diabolique"
gives the film a slightly different
tone. Not to mention Stone's
performance is lackluster.
The beginning of the film may
cause some confusion. The
sequence of events prevents us
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the piece's introduction, the first
movement was very Spanish
sounding at it's open, flowing
into a slower portion, then
speeding up again to a almost
from "getting it" until the very
end. By the end you can guess
what's going on. The plot is
derived from a French film with a
similar name.
Stone and Adjani are friends
who teach a private boys school.
Both are involved with the same
man, Adjani's husband Guy,
played by Chazz Palminitari,
who's a real S. 0. B. The love
triangle is quite interesting and
provides entertainment. The
cartoon-like sound. The second
portion was rather soft and
mournful, but more soothing
than depressing. The pace picked
up toward the middle of the piece,
but didn't lighten the mood,
women hatch a plan to kill Guy Overall, you can sit through
because he is such a mean, evil "Diabolique" and be entertained,
person. but don't expect to be fascinated
Kathy Bates plays Shirley or overwhelmed by great acting.
Vogal, a police detective (There
is always one in a murder Diabolique notes: Sharon
mystery/thriller). She adds a Stone didn't win in her bid for an
little comedy while talking with Oscar for "Casino." The Meadville
Mia (Adjani) about marital splits native was shutout in her bid for
and fights, Shirley (Bates) best actress. Bates starred in the
explains, "It's Stephen King thriller, "Misery."
men...testosterone...they should Adjani is making her American
put it in bombs." big - saeen debut.
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keeping it soft and slow.
They then moved on to a
movement by Wuorinen, String
Quartet #2. This piece, while
supposed to have a jazzy feel,
seemed to me to be very
discordant until the ending
"flutters" in.
The Quartet ended with a finale
by Felix Mendelssohn, String
Quartet in D Major, Op. 44 #l.
This piece had an almost roller
coaster feel, with a lively
beginning, reminding me of
waves or raindrops, until it
slows. The tempo fluctuates
once more until the song's end,
which is on a rather upbeat note.
This was a performance I
thoroughly enjoyed and one I
hope all those who attended did as
well. If you missed the Quartet's
performance and would like to
hear them perform, they will be
recording three pieces by
composer Bruce Adolphe this
summer. And if you would like
to attend the next installment of
the Logan Wintergarden series,
performing will be the Meridian
Arts Ensemble on Tuesday, April
16.
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