World premiere performance of MONK SUITE — compositions and arrangements for string quartet and bass featuring the music of Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and J. S. Bach String quartet ETHEL ’s ...
It’s not even 249 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth — Dec. 16, 1770 — yet programmatic celebrations of his 250th anniversary have already begun. Beethoven’s symphonies, sonatas and concertos ...
The pairing of Bach’s unfinished composition with Webern’s spare pieces for string quartet works well, although background noise takes the shine off The three works for string quartet by Anton Webern ...
There’s no absolute reason why Bach’s profound and abstract masterwork (which mostly, if not entirely, has the feel of keyboard music) won’t work when played by a modern-style string quartet. But this ...
• For tickets and information about the Northwest Bach Festival, which runs through Sunday, visit www.nwbachfest.com. • On April 15, the Catalyst Quartet will release a recording of the Goldberg ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. This is the third volume of the Danish String Quartet's ongoing Prism series, ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. "ETHEL is thrilled and honored to share the Carnegie Hall stage with our longtime ...
Carya String Quartet presents Meditations on Bach, featuring 10 new Bach chorales and 10 new works of art by the artists of Archway Gallery. The event will be be released daily, March 22-31, on Carya ...
Singing from memory, Solomon’s Knot made Bach’s great B minor Mass feel like intimate, spontaneous chamber music There has surely never been a better time for beautifully manicured and disciplined ...
The Danish String Quartet returned to Carnegie Hall with its Doppelgänger project, pairing Schubert’s String Quintet and a premiere by Adès. By Joshua Barone The group returned to Zankel Hall for the ...
Electronic effects are nothing new for rock musicians. Guitarists in countless bands — from Radiohead to U2 to Boston's own Mission of Burma — use electronic pedals and programs to alter the sound of ...