Welcome to our ninth newsletter – designed to keep you informed about our activities, as well as other local chamber music events.
2015/16 COFFEE CONCERT SEASON CONTINUES
The concert on January 24 was fascinating: glorious Mozart, early Strauss and mature Janacek. Opinion was divided on whether the Beethoven piano sonata, arranged for wind, Continue reading Newsletter #9 February 2016
It’s no use being a musical purist at a classical wind ensemble event. Wind players like playing whatever they can of the best music around, whichever instrument is was composed for – within common sense and reason. So when they pinch a famous Beethoven Piano Sonata to run off and play with in the street or at the fair, Continue reading Royal College of Music Wind Ensemble 24th January 2016 – Review by Richard Amey, Worthing Herald
Let me get something off my chest straight away. In Strings Attached Newsletter #8 I urged us to approach the hearing of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No.8, arranged for wind ensemble, with an open mind. I was myself looking forward to discovering new things about the work. I have to say that I did not think it was a success. True, there were some lovely lyrical moments in the Adagio, Continue reading Royal College of Music Wind Ensemble 24th January 2016 – Review by Andrew Polmear
Welcome to our eighth newsletter – designed to keep you informed about our activities, as well as other local chamber music events.
2015/16 COFFEE CONCERT SEASON CONTINUES
(if you don’t want to read this section, please don’t miss the stuff about the AGM and survey which follows)
We have been advised that the Heath Quartet will play Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in place of Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 2 on 27th March 2016.
Mary McKean, chair of Strings Attached, welcomed the audience and encouraged members to renew their subscriptions. A number of new members were recruited and confirm that the series is now firmly on the Brighton concert calendar.
This return visit by the Bennewitz Quartet comprised a very varied programme. Their first item was a quartet by Dussek, his Opus 60 No 3. The opening Allegro featured strikingly independent writing Continue reading Bennewitz Quartet 20th December 2015 – Review by Guy Richardson and Helen Simpson
