À la Biennale, le show Danel ne suffit pas

By Tristan Labouret, 18 January 2020

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“une vision expressionniste, faite de lignes tordues, de contrastes tranchants et de force brute”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Salle des concerts de la Cité de la musique, Paris on 17 January 2020

Dusapin, String Quartet no. 4

Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 8 in C minor "Malinconia", Op.110

Beethoven, String Quartet no. 14 in C sharp minor, Op.131

Schubert, String Quintet in C major, D.956 (Adagio)

Quatuor Danel

Raphael Paratore, Cello

Total Shostakovich in Leipzig

Mark Pullinger, 24th May

The combined forces of the Gewandhaus and Boston Symphony unite under Andris Nelsons for a searing Leningrad Symphony, while the Quatuor Danel tackles the string quartets.

*****

Quatuor Danel shines a sensuous light on Shostakovich and Weinberg

Christopher Woodley, 19th March

At Wigmore Hall, Quatuor Danel act as agent-provocateurs to make a persuasive case for the shared sensuous aesthetics of Shostakovich and Weinberg.

****1

Five star Franck from Bavouzet and the Quatuor Danel at Wigmore Hall

Chris Garlick, 23rd October

A truly committed performance of César Franck's Piano Quintet, a work that is played too rarely and is often misunderstood by performers and audience alike.

*****

Riveting Franck at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival

Andrew Larkin, 1st July

The Apollon Musagète Quartet captures the imaginative world of Panufnik, while Nurit and Pescia deliver a searingly intense Bloch Violin Sonata no. 1.

****1

An exhilarating Beethoven “Razumovsky” Quartet no. 2 by Quatuor Danel

Andrew Larkin, 30th June

Quartet Dudok perform life-affirming Mozart while Apollon Musagète Quartet give an effective rendition of Panufnik. Quatuor Danel deliver a tour de force of Beethoven's “Razumovsky” String Quartet no. 2.

****1

A fascinating offering of chamber music at Bantry House in Cork

Andrew Larkin, 29th June

An energetic Kodály and a convincing Bacewicz String Quartet no. 4 made for a satisfying first half, while the Quatuor Danel delivered a wonderful rendition of Beethoven’s Op.59 no. 1.

***11

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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.