The nonet Art of Fugue plays perfectly at Lincoln Center

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

By Kurt Gottschalk, 12 December 2023

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“Baron's arrangement of Bach's magnificent temple of counterpoint grew more fluid”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Alice Tully Hall, New York City on 10 December 2023

Bach, The Art of Fugue for String Quartet and Wind Quintet, BWV 1080 (arr. Samuel Baron)

Aaron Boyd, Violin

Sean Lee, Violin

Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola

David Requiro, Cello

Sooyun Kim, Flute

Hugo Souza, Oboe

Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet

Julia Pilant, French horn

Marc Goldberg, Bassoon

Shedding light on inventiveness

Edward Sava-Segal, 14th October

The Takács Quartet proved once more that among the long-established American quartets they are, arguably, the most reliable.

*****

A mighty wind: Opening night at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Amanda Keil, 24th September

With so much of the chamber repertoire focused on strings and piano, it was a refreshing choice by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to open their season with some of the great works for winds.

****1

A mighty wind: Opening night at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Amanda Keil, 24th September

****1

Osvaldo Golijov and the St Lawrence Quartet cross cultures at Zankel Hall

Meg Wilhoite, 4th February

Born in Argentina to Eastern European Jewish parents, composer Osvaldo Golijov certainly brings many cultural influences to the musical table, influences that shone through in the three works of his performed at Zankel Hall on Monday night.

****1

Music@Menlo: Launching Beethoven

Laurence Vittes, 17th July

With the eternally young Gilbert Kalish leading the way, the festival's all-star roster delighted an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Center for the Performing Arts audience.

*****

Zemlinsky: from dying Romantic era to birth of modernity

Jacob Slattery, 29th October

Much like Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, Zemlinsky’s string quartets signifies the death of the Romantic world while laying the groundwork for the 20th century, but in contrast to Mahler’s cry of distress, Zemlinsky indulged in the new and eagerly descended into the future.

****1

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.