Schubert Ensemble gives mixed performance

By David Truslove, 12 June 2014

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“it was the lack of ardour that made me feel short-changed with this performance”

Reviewed at University of Southampton: Turner Sims, Southampton on 10 June 2014

Schumann, Piano Quartet in E flat Major, Op.47

Woolrich, Sestina

Schubert, Piano Quintet in A major, "The Trout", D.667

Schubert Ensemble

Top notch musicianship from the Schubert Ensemble

Chris Garlick, 9th November

Top notch musicianship from the Schubert Ensemble in their final appearance at King’s Place.

*****

Neglected Schumann and Fauré masterworks given their due

Chris Garlick, 29th November

The Schubert Ensemble on a mission to promote Schumann and Fauré's chamber works in their two concerts series this year at the Wigmore Hall.

****1

Schubert Ensemble excels in Brahms Piano Quintet

Gavin Dixon, 15th October

Perfectly judged Brahms from the Schubert Ensemble, complemented by satisfyingly rustic Dvořák.

****1

Martinů, Dvořák, and Watkins from the Schubert Ensemble

Paul Kilbey, 19th June

Bohuslav Martinů's Piano Quartet no. 1 (1942) is a beautiful work. The first and third movements are sharp and witty pieces which touch on jazz influences almost as strongly as on Bohemian folk music.

***11

Heavenly Mahler – and Strauss – from Lucy Crowe and the LSO

Roy Westbrook, 21st May

Songs and symphonies from Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, concluding with a vision of “heavenly life” from Gustav Mahler.

****1

Conviction, passion and clarity: Sir Stephen Hough at Wigmore Hall

Christopher Woodley, 19th May

Fragments by Brahms, Schoenberg and Schubert orbit Beethoven's Waldstein and Schumann's Carnaval in another masterful recital from Sir Stephen Hough.

****1

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David Truslove

After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.

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