Press quotes/articles 2014

March 24, 2014 by arcadia in Press quotes

12 September 2014

Algemeine Deutsche Zeitung
Great musical moments
High standard chamber music experiences at the Clara Haskil Festival
(…) Humbleness to each other, to the public and not least to the performed works distinguished the approach of the quartet members, who did not transform their performance into a narcissistic self-display, but let the music emerge, just like Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau used to say: The outstanding artist is the one who disappears behind the masterwork.(…)
by Klaus Philippi
August 2014
The Strad
Acrobatics and acumen
Uncompromising repertoire and a gruelling schedule challenged both competitors and jury at the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in Japan, writes Pauline Harding
(…) it was Arcadia that impressed the judjes and audience the most, with a musical, technically accomplished Beethoven op.131 that was met at its end by rapturous cheering and applause.
25 August 2014
www.rreverb.com
”Merveilleux Mendelssohn et Schubert, par le QUATUOR ARCADIA: (…) d’un lyrisme à faire frémir. Le jeu nuancé des instrumentistes rend justice à cette grande œuvre. Le mouvement lent, Adagio, est le centre de gravité de l’œuvre : 15 minutes d’émotions fortes qui nous semblent suspendues dans le temps. ”(…)
by Benoit Bergeron
24 August 2014
La Presse, Montreal
McGill: bouleversant Schubert
(…) ”Ce mouvement lent (Adagio – Schubert Quintet) nous transportait dans un tout autre monde, très loin de celui, complètement déchiré, où nous vivons hélas!…”
by Claude Gingras
26 June 2014
http://classicalvoiceamerica.org
Osaka Competition Pulls International Chamber Groups
”Arcadia (…) impressed from the opening notes of Haydn’s Op. 50, No. 3, with its polish and elegance. (…) First Prize went to Arcadia, (…) on the strength of its coruscating account of Beethoven’s Op. 131.”
by Robert Markow
May 2014
Fono Forum Magazine
(…) ”The Romanian ensemble lives through the emotional eruptions in Janácek’s music with heart and soul (…) Sensual ecstasis, romantic rave and existential fear collide unreservedly; every accent is a stich into the heart…”
by Marcus Stäbler
3 March 2014
www.allmusic.com
“The Arcadia Quartet has mastered the unusual techniques and tone colors Janácek requires, so the quartets are played with skill and energy and the effects and timbres are brilliant. (…)”
Blair Sanderson ***
24 February 2014
Phil’s Classical Reviews
“These are sensational performances, in which the quartet members show the cohesion, timing, and strong musicianship, individually as well as collectively, that are needed to put these Janáček masterworks across.”
22 January 2014
klassik.com
Janáček, Leoš – String Quartets No.1 & 2: Charming Twilight
”(…) brilliant performance (…), spreading a unique, charming twilight.”
by Gero Schreier
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