Mozart, Ravel and Héritte-Viardot at Garth Newel

By Phillip Nones, 22 July 2019

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“It was terrifically exciting to experience this rich committed interpretation of Ravel's masterpiece”

Reviewed at Garth Newel Music Center: Herter Hall, Warm Springs on 21 July 2019

Mozart, Quartet in G minor for Piano and Strings, K478

Ravel, String Quartet in F major

Héritte-Viardot, Piano Quartet no. 1 in A Major, Op. 9 "Im Sommer"

Garth Newel Piano Quartet

Consequential Beach and Dvořák chamber pieces at Garth Newel

Phillip Nones, 20th July

Consequential compositions by Amy Beach and Antonin Dvořák are given convincing performances at Garth Newel's Summer Chamber Music Festival.

***11

A gastronomical and musical French feast

Phillip Nones, 30th April

The Garth Newel Piano Quartet presented a "French Feast" of delectable chamber works by Ravel, Chausson and Florent Schmitt that was a gastronomical as well as musical triumph.

****1

Hilary Hahn’s French odyssey of refinement and fire in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 14th May

Two technical mishaps punctuate the evening, but Hilary Hahn maintains poise throughout a French programme crowned by a finely judged, deeply expressive performance of Fauré.

****1

Frank Dupree's Liverpool debut has the audience crying out for more

Glyn Mon Hughes, 14th May

A concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA saw Liverpool audiences treated to a sumptuous Copland as well as a symphony as well as a barn-storming performance of Gershwin and Duke Ellington, performed by Frank Dupree who was making his debut with the RLPO.

*****

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

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Phillip Nones

Phillip Nones studied piano from age six, also playing percussion in educational and civic groups before moving to a rural area of the USA in 1990, where performance opportunities were few. Recently he has started performing again, participating in “side-by-side” orchestra performances and playing percussion in the World Doctors' Orchestra. His personal collection of music includes over 5,000 classical albums in all formats (CDs, LPs, 78s), plus downloads. In his professional life, he heads up a marketing communications firm in the state of Maryland. He blogs about the French composer Florent Schmitt here.

Mozart, Ravel and Héritte-Viardot star in Garth Newel's “Classic Masterpieces” concluding presentation