James Campbell says he has played the Mozart Quintet in A Major for clarinet and strings, K.581 about 350 times, and each time he finds something new in it. The Quintet has been a living presence with me for more than 50 years, and after Campbell’s collaboration with the New Zealand String Quartet, I have [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Exceptional Survey of Masterworks
The members of the New Zealand String Quartet appeared intoxicated by the responsive acoustics of the intimate, jewel-like Whitley Auditorium at Elon University. It seemed to inspire some stunning musicianship over the course of three challenging quartets from the Classical era, the Romantic era, and the Twentieth Century. Like several modern groups, such as the [...]
