We conclude our overview of Alfred Hill’s quartet music with the final two movements of his Fourteenth Quartet. Additionally, we will focus on a slightly younger contemporary of his, Margaret Sutherland, featuring two of her three string quartets.
Margaret Sutherland was accepted as a sixteen-year-old piano student at the Melbourne Conservatorium and spent much of her life working in this same city. Her String Quartet no. 1 dates back to 1937. After her divorce in 1948, Sutherland quickly became a prominent voice in Australian music, even though her music remained more conservative and melodious rather than modern.
Alfred Hill (1869-1960) – String quartet no.14, in b minor (1937)
- Menuet, 4. Finale
Performed by: Dominion String Quartet
CD: Naxos
Margaret Sutherland (1897-1984) – String quartet no.1 (1937)
- Allegro risoluto, 2. Adagio, 3. Scherzo, 4. Allegro
Performed by: Flinders Quartet
Production: 5Stream
Margaret Sutherland (1897-1984) – String quartet no.3 (1967) – 20:00
- Allegro vivace, 2. Adagio, 3. Allegretto semplice – allegretto con brio
Performed by: Flinders Quartet
Production: 5Stream
