A PODCAST ABOUT STRING QUARTETS
We invite you to learn about the incredible world of string quartet music through the unique and intimate perspective of the four musicians of the Australian String Quartet—Dale Barltrop, Francesca Hiew, Chris Cartlidge and Michael Dahlenburg.
Drawing upon hours of interviews recorded during their touring preparations, each episode of Inner Voices explores a work for string quartet, in which the musicians share their experience of interpreting, rehearsing and performing the music.
Inner Voices with the Australian String Quartet is available to stream on your platform of choice including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and iHeart Radio!
LISTEN TO THE FIRST FIVE EPISODES
Inner Voices: Joseph Haydn, String Quartet in B minor Op.33 No.1
What does Joseph Haydn have to do with the discovery of the string quartet? ASQ musicians Dale, Fran, Chris and Michael talk about Haydn’s legacy in the context of his Opus 33 Number 1.
Inner Voices: Robert Schumann, String Quartet in A Major, Op.41 No.3
Can music be more than a mere artistic expression? Can it in fact… be? ASQ musicians Dale, Fran, Chris and Michael talk about Robert Schumann, how he loved, and what went into his stunning String Quartet in A Major, Op.41 No.3.
Inner Voices: Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet No.9 in C Major, Op.59 No.3, Razumovsky
How does Beethoven show us how to be human? ASQ musicians Dale, Fran, Chris and Michael talk about Beethoven and his astouding String Quartet Op.59 No.3
Inner Voices: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, String Quartet in D Major, Op.11 No.1
Bridging cultural divides: how did Tchaikovsky write music that appealed to everyone? ASQ musicians Dale, Fran, Chris and Michael dive deep into Tchaikovsky’s first string quartet.
Inner Voices: Benjamin Britten, String Quartet No.2 in C Major, Op.36
What fuelled Britten’s art-making, and how did he use the string quartet to express his most personal thoughts? ASQ musicians Dale, Fran, Chris and Michael talk about Britten and how he might have used his lived experience to create utterly unique soundworlds.
SAMPLER COMMISSIONS
Each episode features an original soundtrack created by contemporary producers and composers, inspired by the music explored in the episode.
The Australian String Quartet thanks the Thyne Reid Foundation for its generous support of this project.
HOST
Inner Voices with the Australian String Quartet is hosted by Sam Jozeps, Creative Producer of the Australian String Quartet.
