Convincing Shostakovich and Beethoven from the Borodin Quartet

Par Renée Reitsma, 22 avril 2015

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Critique faite à Wigmore Hall, Londres, le 19 avril 2015

Chostakovitch, Quatuor à cordes no. 10 en la bémol majeur, Op.118

Chostakovitch, Quatuor à cordes no. 8 en ut mineur « Malinconia », Op.110

Beethoven, Quatuor à cordes no. 14 en ut dièse mineur, Op.131

Borodin Quartet

Avec le Quatuor Borodine aux confins des œuvres de Beethoven et Chostakovitch

Jan-Jakob Delanoye, 28th January

Fondé en 1945, le Quatuor Borodine est l’un des plus vieux quatuors à cordes au monde. Certes, ses membres d’origine, parmi lesquels Mstislav Rostropovitch au violoncelle et Rudolf Barchaï à l’alto, ont depuis été remplacés par des collègues plus jeunes.

***11

A celebration of Czech musical defiance from the LPO

Matthew Rye, 7th November

In a typically ambitious programme, Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra explored how four Czech composers responded to imprisonment, exile and renewal.

****1

Borodin Quartet delivers searing Brahms in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 8th November

After somewhat tame Tchaikovsky, the combined forces of Barry Douglas and the Borodin String Quartet deliver a compelling Brahms Piano Quintet.

***11

A mind-opening evening with the Borodin Quartet

Marco Rep, 28th October

How does an admirer of Shostakovich's symphonic works react to a performance of two of his string quartets? Well, if it's the Borodin Quartet that is playing, the experience will most definitely be a changing experience.

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Sure-footed Shostakovich and Beethoven

Chris Garlick, 24th April

The eminent Borodin Quartet brought a programme of Shostakovich and Beethoven with them to the Wigmore Hall – two composers they are very closely associated with.

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Borodin Quartet plays Shostakovich and Beethoven

Jack Johnson, 22nd April

The Borodin Quartet seemed safely in their comfort zone with a selection of staple works from Shosatkovich and Beethoven.

***11

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Renée Reitsma

Renée lives in Essex and is a PhD student in Philosophy. She loves all sorts of classical and non-classical music, but has a particular love for Dmitri Shostakovich. She is in charge of the Heavy Symphonic playlist at Dutch classical music site 24classics and blogs here.