Aloofness, sincerety, montage: Esposito Quartet plays Crane and Shaw

Laurence Crane

Caroline Shaw and the Esposito Quartet

By Lawrence Dunn, 19 June 2023

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“like Beethoven rewritten by Satie”

Reviewed at The Spirit Store, Dundalk on 17 June 2023

Crane, String Quartet no. 2 (World premiere)

Shaw, The Evergreen

Esposito Quartet

Caroline Shaw, Vocals

Sō Percussion goes placidly pop

Kurt Gottschalk, 4th February

If Sō Percussion isn’t precisely a pop band, they’ve certainly learned how to please a crowd, even while, at times, challenging expectations.

****1

Anna Geniushene impresses Singapore in early Chopin and Brahms

Chang Tou Liang, 14th June

Anna Geniushene makes a welcome Singapore return, demonstrating that knows exactly what she is all about.

****1

Lise Davidsen’s exquisite Schubert Lieder at the Aldeburgh Festival

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The Norwegian soprano impresses in a Lieder programme that proves the highlight of the Aldeburgh Festival’s opening weekend.

*****

Branca’s Hallucination City: 100 electric guitars at Lincoln Center

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The plugged-in six-string is the sound of New York City and Branca’s Symphony no. 13 (Hallucination City) for 100 guitars and drums is revived at Lincoln Center.

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Beethoven 9 ends the RSNO’s season with blockbuster flair

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The wider RSNO family give their all in a blockbuster Beethoven Ninth Symphony to end their season.

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Andrey Boreyko and Maximilian Hornung make Sydney Symphony debuts

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An unusual combination of 20th-century Russian masterworks herald debut appearances by both conductor and soloist in Sydney.

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Lawrence Dunn

Lawrence is commissioning editor at Bachtrack. He is a composer, improviser, pianist and writer. He has taught at Cambridge, Huddersfield and Sheffield universities. He has written music for, among others the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Slagwerk Den Haag, Philip Thomas, Juliet Fraser, Ilya Gringolts, Plus-Minus, Exaudi, Apartment House and Explore Ensemble.

Aloofness, sincerety and montage: Esposito Quartet plays Laurence Crane and Caroline Shaw