Les Ébène, Antoine Tamestit et Nicolas Altstaedt au-delà du rêve

By Tristan Labouret, 19 November 2021

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“les Ébène travaillent le temps et les textures comme peut-être personne avant eux dans cette œuvre”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Salle des concerts de la Cité de la musique, Paris on 17 November 2021

Sciarrino, Ai limiti della note

Dutilleux, Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher for solo cello

Dutilleux, Ainsi la nuit

Merlin, Night Bridge

Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4

Quatuor Ébène

Pierre Colombet, Violin

Gabriel Le Magadure, Violin

Marie Chilemme, Viola

Raphaël Merlin, Cello

Antoine Tamestit, Viola

Nicolas Altstaedt, Cello

The power of clarity: Quatuor Ébène at the Concertgebouw

Antonio D'Amato, 8th November

The Quatuor Ébène deliver striking clarity and deep musical understanding in performances of Mozart, Debussy and Brahms.

*****

Echoes of Youth: the Belcea and Ébène Quartets at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 14th November

A concert of Mendelssohn and Enescu octets which proves that eight can be more than four plus four.

****1

A game of numbers: Belcea Quartet and Quatuor Ébène play octets

Alexander Hall, 28th May

Sometimes you just marvel at the level of musical inspiration and the virtuosic quality of the playing. The two octets by Mendelssohn and Enescu make a very satisfying pairing.

****1

New cellist, same radiating intensity: Quatuor Ébène at Zankel Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 5th April

A programme consisting of works from three different centuries illustrated the French ensemble's versatility and acumen.

*****

Zinging strings: Janine Jansen leads an all-Stradivarius octet

Mark Pullinger, 19th December

Violin dealers J & A Beare celebrate its 130th anniversary in lavish style by bringing together eight of the Cremona luthier’s exceptional instruments for a concert directed by Dutch violinist, Janine Jansen.

****1

A greatly accomplished performance by the Quatuor Ébène at Zankel Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 30th March

One would never had guessed that the Ébènes had not played Shostakovich's dark Eighth String Quartet before this tour, such was the way their performance transcended individual agony to address human despair in general.

*****

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Tristan Labouret

Musicologue diplômé du CNSMD de Paris, Tristan Labouret collabore avec de nombreux artistes et institutions musicales (Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, festivals de musique de chambre de Deauville, Just Classik Festival…), menant des activités de médiation à destination de tous les publics. Ex-altiste toujours passionné par les répertoires chambristes et symphoniques, il occupe depuis 2018 le poste de rédacteur en chef de la partie francophone de Bachtrack.

Au-delà du rêve : le Quatuor Ébène, Antoine Tamestit et Nicolas Altstaedt à la Philharmonie