Edinburgh Quartet's Rush Hour Concert: Shostakovich, Schnittke, Blumenfeld

Por Alan Coady, 17 diciembre 2012

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Crítica hecha desde St George's West Church, Edinburgh el 12 diciembre 2012

Shostakovich, Cuarteto de cuerda núm. 8 en do menor "Malinconia", op. 110 (with readings from the composer's memoirs)

Blumenfeld, String Quartet in F major, Op.26 (Sarabande)

Schnittke, Prelude in Memoriam Dmitry Shostakovich

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Alan Coady

Alan has taught classical guitar in East Lothian schools since 1982. A graduate in Music of the then Huddersfield Polytechnic, he has a soft spot for the contemporary. He also writes a Musical Blog, where the special interest is the intersection of music/language/science.