’Tis too late to be wise
Purcell, Haydn, John Blow
Kitgut Quartet
Awards:
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Diapason d’Or, March 2020, Découverte
Their playing is clean, polished, razor sharp, yet there’s nothing sterile about these performances, which bristle with energy, dynamic contrasts and dramatic gestures… Above all, there’s a...
’Tis too late to be wise
Purcell, Haydn, John Blow
Kitgut Quartet
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Awards:
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Diapason d’Or, March 2020, Découverte
Their playing is clean, polished, razor sharp, yet there’s nothing sterile about these performances, which bristle with energy, dynamic contrasts and dramatic gestures… Above all, there’s a...
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Liberty, enthusiasm and sharing: that might well be the motto of the Kitgut Quartet (named for the ‘kitgut’ or catgut strings it uses), which brings together four outstanding soloists, all of them members of the leading period-instrument European ensembles.
This first recording, devoted to Haydn and England (Purcell, Locke, Blow), explores the origins of the string quartet via a number of carefully chosen gems. A journey through time with plenty of surprises in store.
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Awards and reviews
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Diapason d’OrMarch 2020Découverte
April 2020
Their playing is clean, polished, razor sharp, yet there’s nothing sterile about these performances, which bristle with energy, dynamic contrasts and dramatic gestures… Above all, there’s a sense of playfulness and joie de vivre. With just over 53 minutes of music, the disc is a little short in length, but its pleasures are many. The detailed recording is a shade dry yet not oppressive.
March 2020
The playing of the newly formed Kitgut Quartet, using period instruments and led by Amandine Beyer, is full of freshness and life. Using violins for viol music may take away a little delicacy but it adds definition and an agile quickness of attack that these players make telling use of.
26th January 2020
They’re ingeniously exploring the links between early string ensemble pieces and the string quartet...The Purcell fantasias are strikingly expressive.
10th January 2020
The Kitgut Quartet’s album seeks out antecedents among instrumental music from 17th-century England...It all makes for an ear-tickling album, superbly recorded and played.
