Coffee Concerts

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

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

Czech string quartets tend to bring something individual and memorably special to the Coffee Concerts. Quite often they will create a listeners’ Damascus moment concerning one of their compatriot composers. Two years ago The Bennewitz had the audience flocking like rock fans Continue reading Bennewitz Quartet 20th December 2015 – Review by Richard Amey, Worthing Herald