Bachtrack logo
What's on
All eventsConcertsOperaDanceKids eventsMasterclassesCompetitionsFestivals
Reviews
All reviewsConcert reviewsOpera reviewsDance reviews
Articles
All articlesFeaturesInterviewsOpinionPlaylists
News
Video
Video homeAll videoStreamed eventsConcertsOperaDanceKids eventsMasterclassesPublishers
Site
About usContact usLink to usConditions of useCookiesPrivacy
Young artists
Travel
EventsReviewsArticlesVideo

Passionate advocates of modern music: Merlin Ensemble Wien at the Schoenberg Centre

By Chanda VanderHart, 05 December 2014
Loading, please wait...
See full listing
Reviewed at Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna on 3 December 2014
Programme
Schoenberg, Phantasy for violin and piano, Op.47
Schoenberg, 3 Pieces for piano, Op.11
Körber, Other (für Violine, Horn und Klavier)
Ligeti, Trio for horn, violin and piano "Hommage à Brahms"
Brahms, Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, Op.25
Performers
Merlin Ensemble Wien
Till Alexander Körber, Piano
Renner, Hubert, French horn
Martin Walch, Violin
More Concert reviews
Regents Opera’s Salome lands a knockout punch at York Hall
Mark Pullinger, 10th April
Mark Ravenhill directs a brutal, bloody Salome for Regents Opera at the spiritual home of British boxing, York Hall. 
****1
Ensemble Masques opens “Cembalomania” at the Elbphilharmonie
Mengguang Huang, 12th December

Ensemble Masques brings French Baroque to life at the Elbphilharmonie, with Olivier Fortin’s radiant harpsichord, spirited strings and vivid interplay revealing the expressive richness of Couperin, Rameau, Forqueray and Corrette.

****1
La bohème as escapist epic at LA Opera
Néstor Castiglione, 22nd November
Puccini's tale of bohemian love lives on at the Dorothy Chandler as LA Opera launches its 2025-26 season. 
****1
John Neumeier’s Liliom: A Prague triumph
Graham Watts, 23rd October
Czech National Ballet scores a hit in John Neumeier’s masterpiece Liliom, with back to back performances and multiple casts.
*****
Revival of Ostrčil’s The Legend of Erin misses the mark in Prague
Frank Kuznik, 16th October
An ambitious effort to honor hometown hero Otakar Ostrčil sags under its own weight at the Prague National Theatre. 
***11
ENB: R:Evolution showcases tenacity, legacy and talent
Deborah Weiss, 1st October
English National Ballet opens its season at Sadler’s Wells with a quadruple bill showcasing the versatility, virtuosity and endless capabilities of the company throughout the ranks.
****1
More reviews...
Read reviews of
3 Pieces for piano, Op.11Arnold SchoenbergGyörgy LigetiJohannes BrahmsPhantasy for violin and piano, Op.47Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, Op.25Trio for horn, violin and piano "Hommage à Brahms"
Related articles
Loading image...
Dvořák in the bloodstream: Joshua Bell in Rome
Loading image...
Traces and scratches: the magical world of composers’ handwriting
Loading image...
Outside the Academy? Classical composers with no ‘formal’ training
Loading image...
The storyteller: Beatrice Rana
More by Chanda VanderHart
Loading image...
Shared language, living history: Zubin Mehta conducts the Vienna Philharmonic
Loading image...
Too much and too little: Jan Lauwers’ restless Clemenza in Vienna
Loading image...
A jack of all trades: Michael Spyres on Vienna, Tristan and Verdi
Loading image...
The art of connection: Toronto Symphony, Gimeno, Kopatchinskaja and Prohaska in Vienna
Chanda VanderHart
Chanda VanderHart
Dr. Chanda VanderHart is a pianist, musicologist and creative who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and her projects, click here.