Larking about: the Danish String Quartet play Haydn, Nielsen and Mendelssohn

By David Fay, 13 January 2012

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 10 January 2012

Haydn, String Quartet no. 53 in D major "The Lark”, Op.64 no.5, Hob III:63

Nielsen, String Quartet no. 4 in F major, Op.44

Mendelssohn, String Quartet no. 6 in F minor, Op.80

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Danish String Quartet presents sublime Schubert and Sørensen pairing

Rose Dodd, 11th September

Crisp programming from Amsterdam's Muziekgebouw as a four year Doppelgänger project pairing late Schubert with contemporary works enjoys a strong start.

*****

Danish String Quartet performs Beethoven’s Razumovsky Quartets

Edward Sava-Segal, 11th February

Overall, the performance kept a wonderful equilibrium between color and structure, humor and tragic sentiment, self-confidence and doubt.

*****

A toe-tapping performance from the Danish Quartet

Katy Wright, 22nd June

After quartets by Nielsen and Beethoven, Nordic folk song arrangements brought the first day of the 2015 City of London Festival to a festive close.

****1

Intense and compelling: Danish String Quartet makes quite a splash in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 22nd April

The Danish String Quartet provide a thoughtful Haydn, a compelling Beethoven and a Nielsen which shows them at their best.

****1

Innovative Kammermusik mit dem Danish String Quartet

Benedikt Zacher, 29th April

Das Danish String Quartet spannte den Bogen von Haydn bis Caroline Shaw und zeigte eine schiere Freude am Dasein.

****1

Le Danish String Quartet ou les goûts réunis

Emmanuel Bernier, 5th November

Le Danish String Quartet a conquis le public du Club musical de Québec, avec un programme mettant autant en valeur des jalons du répertoire classique qu'un florilège de mélodies du folklore scandinave.

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David Fay

David studied Music and French at Bristol University and is now undertaking a PhD in Musicology. His specialism is religious music but his musical passions range from Alkaline Trio to Zadok the Priest.