Martinů, Dvořák, and Watkins from the Schubert Ensemble

By Paul Kilbey, 20 June 2012

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Reviewed at Shoreditch Church, London on 19 June 2012

Martinů, Piano Quartet no. 1, H 287

Watkins, Piano Quartet (world premiere)

Dvořák, Piano Quartet no. 2 in E flat major, Op.87

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.