Consone Quartet
Music in the Round
Haydn, Schumann, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn Quartets
Magdalena Loth-Hill violin
Elitsa Bogdanova viola
George Ross cello
Programme:
Haydn — String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 no. 5 “The Lark”
Fanny Mendelssohn — String Quartet in E flat major
Schumann — Selection from Bilder aus Osten, arr. F. Hermann
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2
Recent BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet comprises four sensitive and spirited musicians who have formed a dynamic ensemble prized for expressive interpretations of Classical and Romantic repertoire rooted in a profound understanding of
the music and its time. They perform music by Fanny Mendelssohn and her brother Felix, alongside one of Haydn’s most popular string quartets and some glorious lyrical writing from Robert Schumann.
“I’ve really enjoyed the sound of their gut strings with period bows, the almost viol-like melancholy it adds in places alongside the velvety clarity of textures and lovingly applied— Andrew McGregor on BBC Radio 3 Record Review
expressive slides elsewhere.”
- Music in the Round
- Sat 2 March 2024
- Upper Chapel, Sheffield
- 7:00pm
- £5-£21
Full Event Details
Agata Daraskaite violin
Magdalena Loth-Hill violin
Elitsa Bogdanova viola
George Ross cello
Programme:
Haydn — String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 no. 5 “The Lark”
Fanny Mendelssohn — String Quartet in E flat major
Schumann — Selection from Bilder aus Osten, arr. F. Hermann
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2
Recent BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet comprises four sensitive and spirited musicians who have formed a dynamic ensemble prized for expressive interpretations of Classical and Romantic repertoire rooted in a profound understanding of
the music and its time. They perform music by Fanny Mendelssohn and her brother Felix, alongside one of Haydn’s most popular string quartets and some glorious lyrical writing from Robert Schumann.
“I’ve really enjoyed the sound of their gut strings with period bows, the almost viol-like melancholy it adds in places alongside the velvety clarity of textures and lovingly applied
expressive slides elsewhere.”
— Andrew McGregor on BBC Radio 3 Record Review
Venue Details & Map
Location
Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Worksop Road, Sheffield, S9 3RQ, United Kingdom
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