La grande classe de l'école française du Quatuor à Cordes : les Danel et les Confluence Salle Molière

By Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 17 April 2017

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“Les musiciens se jettent à corps perdu dans cette lutte pour le son”

Reviewed at Salle Molière, Lyon on 13 April 2017

Mendelssohn, String Quartet no. 6 in F minor, Op.80

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

Beethoven, String Quartet no. 7 in F major, "Razumovsky", Op.59 no.1

Fauré, String Quartet in E minor, Op.121

Quatuor Danel

Quatuor Confluence

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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Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut

Amoureux des arts, Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut évolue parallèlement dans les univers de la littérature et de la musique. Ancien khâgneux du Lycée Henri IV, lauréat du Concours Général en Histoire, il a étudié le violon à l'Université des Arts de Berlin et au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon. Féru d'orchestre et d'opéra, il a su trouver son équilibre sur Bachtrack où, parallèlement à ses études musicales, il anime la chronique « L'Abécédaire d'un jeune violoniste », consacrée à ses tribulations dans le microcosme très fermé des musiciens classiques.