Top notch musicianship from the Schubert Ensemble

By Chris Garlick, 10 November 2017

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Reviewed at Kings Place: Hall One, London on 9 November 2017

Martinů, Piano Quintet no. 2, H 298

Dvořák, Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, Op.81

Schubert Ensemble

Neglected Schumann and Fauré masterworks given their due

Chris Garlick, 29th November

The Schubert Ensemble on a mission to promote Schumann and Fauré's chamber works in their two concerts series this year at the Wigmore Hall.

****1

Schubert Ensemble excels in Brahms Piano Quintet

Gavin Dixon, 15th October

Perfectly judged Brahms from the Schubert Ensemble, complemented by satisfyingly rustic Dvořák.

****1

Schubert Ensemble gives mixed performance

David Truslove, 10th June

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

***11

Martinů, Dvořák, and Watkins from the Schubert Ensemble

Paul Kilbey, 19th June

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.

***11

An end-of-term Mahler 6 from the Hallé in Manchester

Rohan Shotton, 28th May

Kahchun Wong conducts The Hallé in Mahler's epic Sixth Symphony, although directorial idiosyncrasies sometimes get in the way of the music.

***11

Václav Luks and the OAE deliver operatic scale in Haydn's Creation

Nick Boston, 27th May

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Václav Luks are joined by their own choir and strong soloists for a fresh and colourful performance of Haydn's Die Schöpfung.

****1

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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.

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