Neglected Schumann and Fauré masterworks given their due

By Chris Garlick, 30 November 2015

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 29 November 2015

Fauré, Andante for violin and piano in B flat major, Op.75

Schumann, Piano Quartet in E flat Major, Op.47

Fauré, Piano Quintet no. 2 in C minor, Op.115

Fauré, Romance sans Paroles, Op.17 (Arr. David Matthews)

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The Schubert Ensemble's good-in-parts performance of Schumann, Schubert and John Woolwich.

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Bohuslav Martinů's Piano Quartet no. 1 (1942) is a beautiful work. The first and third movements are sharp and witty pieces which touch on jazz influences almost as strongly as on Bohemian folk music.

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At the Elbphilharmonie, Joana Mallwitz treats Mahler's Fifth as an argument to be won, and she knows exactly how it will end.

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.

Neglected Schumann and Fauré masterworks given their due by The Schubert Ensemble