The pre-concert recital had the Ehnes String Quartet playing Beethoven's Quartet in C minor, Op. 18/4. It was a wonderful performance, and they got all the little gags in the finale to sound funny.
They also performed the Beethoven Quartet in F, Op. 59/1, and that was a joy. This quartet is going to be a star. They handled the finale at a brisk pace with no dawdling. Bob deMaine on his Villaume cello was a standout because there are some great cello lines in that quartet.
The Mendelssohn trio was amazing. At the end I expected the instruments to be on fire. I was sure they were at least smoking.
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Mozart: Quartet for Flute and Strings in D, K. 285
Lorna McGhee, flute
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Richard ONeill, viola
Ronald Thomas, cello
Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Cynthia Phelps, viola
Robert deMaine, cello
Stravinsky: The Soldiers Tale
Jeff Kready, narrator, soldier, Devil
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Stephane Levesque, bassoon
Jens Lindemann, trumpet
Ko-ichiro Yamamoto, trombone
Michael Werner, percussion
James Ehnes, violin
Jordan Anderson, bass
(Im posting this a day early because Im going to be offline tomorrow. If you listen carefully, you may hear me sitting enraptured in Row T.)
Great review!
Smokin’, in fact!
You’re so fortunate to be able to attend these concerts & I wish I could! Thanks for sharing Prof. *Hugs*