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

When time stands still: the Philharmonia revisits Strauss

Jessica Duchen, 4th June

The Philharmonia, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Benjamin Grosvenor shine in the recreation of an all-Strauss extravaganza that was conducted in 1947 by the composer himself.

****1

Ambition meets the Philharmonie: Peltokoski and Kantorow in Paris

Laurence Vittes, 2nd June

Two prodigies, with a surplus of imagination and more interest in the moment than in creating long arcs of music, join the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse in Paris.

****1

Staatskapelle Dresden’s sonic alchemy at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 2nd June

From the earthy joy of Meistersinger to the sublime textures of Debussy, Daniele Gatti channels the Dresdeners' legendary, layered warmth into an unforgettable evening of pure acoustic luxury.

****1

Jurowski marks Hans Werner Henze’s centenary at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 31st May

Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin deliver a lean, razor-sharp exploration of captivity and survival, balancing Beethoven’s and Brahms’ structural clarity against the devastating, high-fidelity distortion of Henze’s Ninth Symphony.

****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