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2023-10-27 07:36:00
Piatti Quartet launches its Rush Hour Lates at Kings Place with Dvorak and Schubert
Piatti Quartet at Kings Place (Photo: Piatti Quartet)The Piatti Quartet (Michael Trainor, Emily Holland, Miguel Sobrinho, Jessie Ann Richardson) is the new quartet in residence at Kings Place and they launched their series of Rush House Late concerts on Wednesday 25 October 2023 with a programme of Schubert's Quartetsatz and Dvorak's String Quartet in F, Op. 96 'American' and future concerts in the series will explore further late Dvorak quartets.Schubert wrote his Quartetsatz in 1820, it is effectively the sole example of his quartet writing between his early works, written before 1817, and his late masterpieces in the genre written a few years later. The quartet exists as a single movement, plus a few bars of an Andante. Like the Unfinished Symphony of 1822, and quite a lot of other works, Schubert seems to have simply broken off writing it. The single movement is a powerful, confident piece of writing though you notice that Schubert […]
2023-09-29 07:02:00
The chance to deep dive into Dvořák's quartets: Michael Trainor of the Piatti Quartet introduces their new residency at Kings Place
The Piatti Quartet - Miguel Sobrinho, Jessie Ann Richardson, Emily Holland, Michael TrainorThe Piatti Quartet (Michael Trainor, Emily Holland, Miguel Sobrinho, Jessie Ann Richardson) starts as Resident Quartet at Kings Place in October with a season of concerts exploring Dvořák's late string quartets alongside more contemporary repertoire. Here Michael Trainor, the quartet's first violin, introduces the new season."The sun is just coming over the horizon and there’s a tangible excitement in the air. All of a sudden a figure on horseback throwing up plumes of dust comes into view, riding with speed and flair.." That's a segment of how we like to introduce Dvořák's 'American' Quartet from the stage just before our performance. It's a fantastic work which conjures up images and narratives like these all the time, the music completely encapsulating something distinctly American. Indeed so much so that it has remained one of the most popular chamber works to […]
2022-01-14 10:01:58
In stunning control of his material: Gavin Higgins' Ekstasis from Piatti Quartet, Fidelio Trio, Thomas Gould, David Cohen, Sara Roberts
[…] the end. Terrific. The music of the sextet is full of remarkable moments and striking incident. Throughout, Higgins is in terrific control of his forces, using the six strings to create some magical and intriguing moments. Gavin Higgins (born 1983) - Gursky Landscapes for string quintet (2015-18) [23:45]Gavin Higgins - Ruins of Detroit for piano trio (2014) [13:10]Gavin Higgins - Seven Welsh Folk Songs for solo violin (2020-21) [15:06]Gavin Higgins - Ekstasis for string sextet (2019) [22:18]Piatti Quartet (Michael Trainor, Zara Benyounes, Tetsuumi Nagata, Jessie Ann Richardson)Fidelio Trio (Darragh Morgan, violin, Tim Gill, cello, Mary Dullea, piano)David Cohen (cello)Thomas Gould (violin)Sara Roberts (viola)Recorded 25-29 November 2020, Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, 15 June 2021, All Saints East FinchleyRFT CLASSICAL / NIMBUS ALLIANCE NI6421 1CD [74.25]Support Planet Hugill by purchasing from Amazon, or see link tree. Never miss out on future posts by following us The blog is free, but I'd be delighted […]
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2020-11-30 10:30:13
Man dies after playing classical music too loud
A man of 83 who was jailed for playing Classic FM too loud has died in a prison hosital. Ian Trainor, of Aintree on Merseyside, had claimed in court that he could not wear heaphones because he was taking steroids. The neighbours complained and he wound up behind bars. Locals have denounced his fate as […]
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