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A great Wigmore evening with Alexander Melnikov and Cuarteto Casals

By Sebastian Scotney, 21 September 2018
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“every phrase brimmed with life and rhythmic positivity”
Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 20 September 2018
Programme
Haydn, String Quartet no. 23 in F minor, Op.20 no.5, Hob III:35
Prokofiev, Visions fugitives, Op.22
Brahms, Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34
Performers
Alexander Melnikov, Piano
Cuarteto Casals
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Sebastian Scotney
Sebastian Scotney
Sebastian has written about music for the Daily Telegraph, Prospect, Arts Industry and the Bulletin in Brussels. He has been a professor at the Royal College of Music and has recorded a CD of the Mozart clarinet quintet with the Maggini Quartet.