Words and Music

By Alan Coady, 04 June 2011

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Reviewed at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh on 1 June 2011

Schumann, Liederkreis, Op.39 (movement 7)

Janáček, String Quartet no. 1 in E minor, "Kreutzer Sonata" (arr. by Till A. Koerber for piano trio)

Kurtág, Kafka Fragments, Op.24

Alexander Janiczek, Violin

Elizabeth Watts, Soprano

Hebrides Ensemble

Hebrides Ensemble brings ‘Auld Alliance’ to Perth Festival of the Arts

David Smythe, 23rd May

The Hebrides Ensemble make its first visit to Perth Festival of the Arts with an 'Auld Alliance' programme which mixes contemporary Scottish with 20th-century French works.

****1

EIF's Queen's Hall cycle closes with a Bernstein flourish

Simon Thompson, 25th August

The EIF begins its Bernstein day with music from the outer edges of his career.

****1

Psappha and The Hebrides Ensembles celebrate 25 years

David Smythe, 9th November

Psappha and The Hebrides Ensembles celebrate 25 years of music-making with a new commission, a tribute to Maxwell Davies and Schoenberg’s soulful Verklärte Nacht.

****1

An American Journey... with Elvis on bassoon

David Smythe, 11th November

Always with an eye for the unusual, The Hebrides Ensemble surpassed themselves brilliantly with a lively programme of Amerian influenced music, including Elvis on bassoon.

****1

The road less travelled: The Hebrides in Edinburgh

Alan Coady, 9th August

The Hebrides Ensemble delight a Queen's Hall audience with novel takes on Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht and Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat.

*****

Hebrides Ensemble commemorate World War 1

Alan Coady, 11th February

The Hebrides Ensemble commemorate WW1 in an ingeniously crafted centenary programme at Edinburgh's Queen's Hall.

*****

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Alan Coady

Alan has taught classical guitar in East Lothian schools since 1982. A graduate in Music of the then Huddersfield Polytechnic, he has a soft spot for the contemporary. He also writes a Musical Blog, where the special interest is the intersection of music/language/science.