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San Francisco Classical Voice Reviews The String Quartet at a Time of War concert
The San Francisco Classical Voice has a review from Saturday’s San Francisco Performances series “The String Quartet at a Time of War: Benjamin Britten and his Contemporaries.” “the Alexander Quartet gave the Bartók a restrained and poised, even introverted, performance, without in any way neglecting the work’s varying moods. The march had the appropriate swagger,…
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The String Quartet at a Time of War: Benjamin Britten and his Contemporaries
January 12th marks the first of a four-part lecture and concert series with music historian Robert Greenberg entitled The String Quartet at a Time of War: Benjamin Britten and his Contemporaries and presented by San Francisco Performances. World War Two, which in Europe began in 1939 and ended in 1945, was the single most harrowing…
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The Talented Joan Enric Lluna
Two of the past three (Gershwin & Kern and In Friendship) Alexander String Quartet releases have featured guest artist Joan Enric Lluna, and as we’ve let you know, he’s the reason behind the Gershwin & Kern release, so we wanted to share a little more about this wonderfully talented musician. Joan Enric Lluna is a…
