Engaging invention from Shaw and joyous Schumann - Proms at ... Cadogan Hall 1

© Sophie Zhai

Calidore String Quartet
Javier Perianes (piano)

Monday 16 July, 2018

Proms at ... Cadogan Hall 1

Cadogan Hall, London

★★★★



Caroline Shaw (b.1982):
First Essay, 'Nimrod'
Second Essay, 'Echo'
Third Essay, 'Ruby'

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44

Shaw: 
'There are many musical ideas here, and Shaw moves seamlessly from one to the next'.

'The Calidores gave us highly polished and convincing performances here, providing a strong platform for Shaw’s imaginative writing'.

Schumann:
'Right from the joyous opening onwards, the Calidores, now joined by ... Javier Perianes, grabbed hold of the energy in this music and flew with it'.

'The Calidores and Perianes communicated the splendour of Schumann’s creativity here, bringing proceedings to a joyous conclusion'.

Read my full review on Bachtrack here.