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Turina: La oración del torero; Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat Minor, Op. 26; Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 / Dover Quartet (Joel Hyperlink, Bryan Lee, violins; Julianne Lee, viola; Camden Shaw, cello); Leif Ove Andsnes, piano. Koerner Corridor, April 28, 2024.
Many Canadian string quartet fans will know the Dover Quartet from after they gained first prize on the prestigious Banff Worldwide String Quartet Competitors (BISQC) in 2013. This American string quartet has since gained many extra vital prizes and is now a lot wanted.
The Sunday afternoon efficiency at Koerner Corridor is likely one of the stops on their North American tour with distinguished Norwegian pianist, Leif Ove Andsnes.
At first of the live performance, cellist Camden Shaw spoke to the viewers in regards to the first half of this system that included Spanish composer Joaquin Turina’s La oración del torero (The Bullfighter’s Prayer) for string quartet, and Hungarian composer Ernő Dohnányi’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat Minor.
Shaw commented on the French affect within the Bullfighter’s Prayer. And, certainly, the quartet was attentive to each the Spanish and French parts. The incisive rhythms evoked Spanish dance rhythms, and the colors of the harmonies had been paying homage to Debussy.
It was a really descriptive piece, the place, at moments, the low register of the cello conjured the picture of a bull. On the finish of the piece, the harmonies ascended increased and better, as if the music itself was the prayer to be supplied to the heavens. On this quick piece, the quartet demonstrated large mastery in creating completely different colors and hues of sound.
Whereas the Turina quartet was extra a descriptive piece, the Dohnányi piano quintet, discovering inspiration from Beethoven and Brahms, was extra formal in building. Joined by Andsnes, the Dover Quartet delivered a formidable interpretation. The stability was meticulous. House was given to spotlight melodic parts. This was particularly the case within the second motion, the place the viola, superbly performed by Julianne Lee, actually shone. The nuanced dynamics had been used to emphasise the harmonies.
The ultimate motion, starting with a fugue, was notably nicely executed. The quartet discovered the suitable sound that matched the marking within the rating, espressivo ma sotto voce. I did, nonetheless, really feel that the tempos had been on the sooner facet for the primary (Allegro non troppo) and second (Allegretto) actions.
The second half of this system was dedicated to Johannes Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F minor. It’s a formidable piece of music, which Andsnes and the Dover Quartet carried out with nice authority. The quartet and Andsnes have a commanding understanding of the construction of the music. Even within the thickest textures, there was readability.
As within the Dohnányi, this quintet highlighted the craft of Brahms’s composition. Brahms’s musical concepts are handed from one half to the opposite with the utmost care, intention, and precision. Within the Scherzo, the quintet created nice contrasts and an interesting driving vitality.
There was an exactness to the efficiency, but it surely didn’t come on the expense of the expressive qualities of the music. This magnificent efficiency was enthusiastically obtained by the viewers with a standing ovation.
The following cease on their tour is Carnegie Corridor in New York Metropolis. New Yorkers are in for an actual deal with.
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Albert Wong is a author, composer and musician primarily based in Toronto. He’s lively within the choral neighborhood and sings with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Babεl. He additionally has a specific curiosity in gamelan music, and performs Balinese gendèr wayang with Seka Rat Nadi.
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