Posts Tagged ‘mendelssohn’
Mendelssohn’s Octet – an athlete sets the bar high
October 13, 2013
When the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble brings the Mendelssohn Octet to MusicTORONTO at the end of the month, we’ll be treated to a work that has been at the heart of the ensemble’s repertoire since they were founded almost a half-century ago. It’s music they have played more frequently than any other work […]
2013 | Quartets Series | Tags: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble, ben more, dunollie castle, Gartenhaus, Keith Horner, Leipzigerstrasse 3, mendelssohn, music toronto, octet for strings, Op. 20
Mendelssohn in Love
September 13, 2012
There’s a back story – a love story – to the remarkable quartet by Mendelssohn that the Attacca Quartet brings to MT later this month. A love story that lies in the shadow of the powerful, intellectually compelling A minor quartet, Op. 13, the first quartet that Mendelssohn wrote for a public audience. In it, […]