Ebullience and Passion Comes Out Thanks to Fine Playing ; Conservatoire Musicfest Adrian Boult Hall *** Culture
Birmingham Post › February 25, 2009
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What a refreshingly guileless piece Mendelssohn's Octet is; its' emotion is as honest as any teenager's, yet with an assurance and sense of purpose that most 16-year olds (the age when Mendelssohn wrote it) would die for.
It's also an ebullient and unusually passionate work from one so young, qualities admirably conveyed in Monday's performance, notably in the soaring lyricismof the opening Allegro and the fly-away Presto.See the full content of this document
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Ebullience and Passion Comes Out Thanks to Fine Playing ; Conservatoire Musicfest Adrian Boult Hall *** Culture
Despite the first violins' occasional tonal weakness and some doubt...
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