Another new year, another hectic start! However I have found some time for concerts. The January edition of Skipton Music featured trailblazers Chiaroscuro String Quartet . The quartet perform with gut strings but that doesn't mean they're old fashioned! They generally perform standing up and certainly there is a lot of movement and vibrancy in their performances. The programme was: BEETHOVEN String Quartet in D major Op.18, No. 3 MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 12 SCHUBERT String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D810 I have a love/hate relationship with the Schubert 'Death and the Maiden' quartet (much like the Brahms piano quintet) and I have to say I wasn't expecting to enjoy it... but in fact this was the best performance of the evening. There's another review on the Skipton Music page here . Just as spring seems to be coming (judging by the bright blue sky outside my window), I h...
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