Artemis Quartet plays Beethoven and Ligeti
ARTEMIS QUARTET Beethoven Op 95 and Ligeti 2nd quartet Ok, so first let’s get the usual things out of the way. I absolutely love the first violin. Her technique, sound, hair, everything. The cellist...
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The Arditti Quartet performs “Ikhoor” by Iannis Xenakis My mother used to put on Radio France Musique every morning at 5 am in the kitchen. The program at the time must have been “live from IRCAM”...
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The Shepherds of Arcadia
This is Thomas Adés. Actually that’s not true. This is the Endellion Quartet playing Thomas Adés. Thomas Adés is one of my favorite composers, ever – all categories, championship top 10. I’m sure he...
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The Ten Commandments of Violin
Austin and I have been playing violin for awhile now, but it wasn’t until we started this string quartet that we realized the really deep truths at the heart of being a successful violinist. To all you...
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Spektral Quartet at the Cultural Center
The first time the quartet played at the Cultural Center was our “debut” performance in Chicago. We had performed together a few times before, but never in Chicago, as the Spektral Quartet. The program...
View ArticleHis Master’s Vids: The Art of Playing Verdi
This quartet, as we have gotten to know it better, is not easy. But the work is very much worth it. Beautiful harmonies and crafty string writing make this piece rank among the best of the romantic...
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An Out of Body Experience
Out-Of-Body Experience: an experience that typically involves a sensation of floating outside one’s body and, in some cases, perceiving one’s physical body from a place outside one’s body. So I have...
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His Master’s Vids: By Way of Daniel Kurganov
I have known Daniel Kurganov for a while now. I am honored to call him my friend. He is someone who has always surprised me, from learning how to play the violin at the age of 17 and being able to make...
View ArticleHis Master’s Vids: Bingeing on Beethoven
On Sunday, November 18 2012, something wonderful happened. The New York Bar Association, alongside WQXR, presented the complete cycle of Beethoven Quartets live on radio and, thankfully, on YouTube....
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Joaquíns other than Phoenix
LINKAPALOOZA and some Turina (it rhymes). Joaquín Turina is a composer that I did not know well. Or actually at all. There, I said it. Moving on. I mention Turina because the amazing musicians of the...
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