Scintillating Britten at Snape Maltings

Par Mark Valencia, 22 octobre 2018

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“the abiding mood in the Dorics’ hands was less La Serenissima than serenity”

Critique faite à Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, le 20 octobre 2018

Britten, 3 Divertimenti pour quatuor à cordes

Britten, Phantasy Quartet pour hautbois, violon, alto et violoncelle, Op.2

Britten, Quatuor à cordes no. 1, Op.25

Britten, Quatuor à cordes no. 2 en ut majeur, Op.36

Britten, Quatuor à cordes no. 3, Op.94 (performed twice)

Doric String Quartet

The Doric Quartet spans the emotional spectrum in idyllic Bradfield

Phil Parker, 24th June

The temporary loss of their first violin holds no fears for the Doric Quartet in this richly satisfying concert of playful Haydn and driven Beethoven at the Bradfield Festival.

****1

Adrenalin-fuelled Bartók from the Doric String Quartet at Snape

Mark Valencia, 10th June

The Doric String Quartet plays all six of Béla Bartók's quartets in one day at this year's Aldeburgh Festival.

*****

Ibragimova, Tiberghien and the Doric Quartet offer Gallic delights

Mark Valencia, 30th March

From the tragically short-lived Guillaume Lekeu to Ernest Chausson's big-boned Concert via Debussy's sole string quartet, a tremendous evening at Wigmore Hall.

****1

Perfect Haydn, Dean and Dvořák from the Doric String Quartet at the Dresden Music Festival

Max Woods, 31st May

The Palais im Großen Garten in Dresden is an interesting place to perform classical music. It’s completely unlike any other concert venue, with its wholly dilapidated interior projecting an image of lost grandeur. In many ways this is perfect for a classical music concert, especially chamber music.

*****

L’Ensemble Artifices fait résonner Biber au Printemps des Arts

Manon Decroix, 21st March

Magnifiquement recréée par Alice Julien-Laferrière et son ensemble, la musique de Biber est apparue dans toute son originalité : vivante, mouvante, presque organique, respirant à travers ses tensions et ses passions.

****1

Chailly, Kantorow et la Scala vers la flamme à la Philharmonie

Pierre Michel, 21st March

La formation italienne et le pianiste français ont fait étalage de leur habileté dans un programme intégralement russe.

****1

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.

Scintillating Britten from the Doric String Quartet at Snape Maltings