A full house at the opening concert of a new festival on Bodmin Moor - this event hosted at Lavethan House by Blisland Village. The programme was entitled "Inner Music" because one senses the works chosen invite consideration of biography and reflection. The Brodsky's gave a subtle performance of Haydn's Quartet in C op 54 no 2 followed by the Bedrich Smetana "From my Life" quartet no 1 in E minor which is full of middel-European panache, chutzpah and character and variety but also tragedy. With Krysia Osostowicz's introduction outlining the shape of Smetana's own biography: early fame, joy in dancing and living in a hugely admiring public life and then debilitating tinnitus followed by confinement and seclusion for his mental health. The work full of joy and fun and dance portrays a diverting character but strident tones brings all to a profound silence and abrupt cut off. The final work was the late Beethoven quartet i...