High intensity from the Brodsky Quartet

Par Hedy Mühleck, 26 mars 2017

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“The Brodsky’s performance was a masterclass in high-octane playing”

Critique faite à Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, le 24 mars 2017

Schubert, Quatuor à cordes en ut mineur « Quartettsatz » D.703

Webern, 6 Bagatelles pour quatuor à cordes, Op.9

Zemlinsky, Quatuor à cordes no. 4, Op.25

Schubert, Quatuor à cordes no. 14 « La Jeune Fille et la Mort » en ré mineur, D.810

Brodsky Quartet

A brooding programme from the Brodsky Quartet in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 23rd April

In a problematic acoustic environment, the Brodsky Quartet's sound did not always live up to the expectations.

***11

Profoundly moving Shostakovich cycle marks the Brodsky's 50th

Nick Boston, 29th October

The Brodsky Quartet deliver deeply moving performances of all 15 Shostakovich string quartets, with added value and insight from writers Elizabeth Wilson and Marina Frolova-Walker.

*****

Manchester Camerata and Jess Gillam on superb form in Buxton

Peter Connors, 19th July

Two fascinating and hugely entertaining recent pieces started a superb concert by the strings of the Manchester Camerata, joined by Jess Gillam in Glazunov's Saxophone Concerto and the Brodsky Quartet in Elgar's Introduction and Allegro. Tchaikovsky crowned the concert.

*****

50 years young: Brodsky Quartet celebrates at Bradfield

Phil Parker, 27th June

The accumulated experience of over 160 years of quartet playing is revealed in an intensity of passion undimmed by the passage of time in this exhilarating concert by the Brodskys.

*****

Exploring the fugue with the Brodsky Quartet in Auckland

Simon Holden, 13th May

This was a true tour de force and a fitting climax to a rather miraculous examination of counterpoint through musical history.

****1

An evening of cello quintets at Kings Place

Nahoko Gotoh, 23rd September

Schubert’s String Quintet was certainly a crowd-puller at this concert, as Kings Place's Cello Unwrapped series continues.

****1

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Hedy Mühleck

Hedy is a former Bachtrack German Editor and Press Liaison. She's a musicologist, a great fan of British music of the 19th and 20th century, a folk musician, bibliophile and a coffee and tea aficionado. She also likes singing, cats, and to make all kinds of sweet treats.