Chamber, Quartets, Bridge (composer)
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The emotions come across strongly, though without sacrificing either Bridge's subtlety or his intellectual strength. Bridge remains an introvert, but it's still extraordinary how much of his... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Disc of the Month
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Even by the high standards of previous Maggini/ Naxos offerings, this is an exceptionally fine disc.
If you don't know Frank Bridge's First Quartet of 1906, its ardour and melodic fecundity... —Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2003, Editor's Choice
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Eloquent and sensitive performances of some of the finest British chamber works of our century —
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This is an absolutely splendid disc, with powerful, committed performances that illuminate Frank Bridge's mastery of chamber music in two major scores, early and late, as well as the famous... —
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Frank Bridge's exploratory late chamber works can sound reticent, elusive in performance. Not here: fire, drama and intense fantasy abound, but there's no lack of refined control or shaping... —
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Both trios of pre-war miniatures by Bridge and Britten are superbly done. The Piatti demonstrate their acute sensitivity to mood and texture right from the first of Bridge’s Idylls…A most enterprising... —
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Bridge: Phantasy Piano Quartet & Sonatas
The Nash Ensemble: Marianne Thorsen (violin), Laura Samuel (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Paul Watkins (cello) & Ian Brown (piano)
What this beautifully played and thoughtfully programmed disc has going for it are, first, that it presents these works in a chronological survey of Bridge's chamber output...Altogether, a valuable... —
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GAIA Music Festival 2014: Music of Bridge & Britten (Live)
Gina Maria McGuinness (violin), Alessandro D'Amico (viola), Simon Bucher (piano), Esther Hoppe (violin), David Pia (cello)
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