Close your eyes and give yourself over to this masterful rendering of Beethoven’s earliest compositions. Take care, though, not to close them for too long, for fear of missing the heart-warming sight of the musicians’ appreciative faces and genuine zeal for the pieces being performed; or even the Gothic church venue, with its glistening windows and golden trickles of sunlight seeping through, so appropriately suited to the gentle melody. All this combined whisks the audience away on an hour’s journey of majestic 18th Century delight. Though at times I found myself craving the more renowned pieces of Beethoven’s musical genius, this cycle was a stimulating luxury nonetheless, as it provided a genteel route of escapism from Festival madness.
St Andrew’s and St George’s West, 16 Aug, 2.30pm (3.30pm), £7.00 – £9.00, fpp196.
tw rating 4/5
[ma]
Sections: by Maryam Ansari - ED2011 Music Reviews - tw rating 4/5 | Tags: Anne-Isabel Meyer, Peter Croser, St Andrew’s and St George’s West
Also from ThreeWeeks...
ED2011 Music Review: Classics At Greyfriars (Llyr Williams (Piano) And The Heath Quartet )
Welsh pianist Llyr Williams has set himself the rather ambitious challenge of performing all of Beethoven’s sonatas over the course of 22 concerts – with the help of the Heath...
ED2011 Physical Review: Cycle One (60°) (In-Transit Dance)
Less is more – or such is the case with ‘Cycle One (60°)’. Taking the mundane – the hastening thud of a washing machine – as their inspiration and soundtrack,...
ED2011 Music Review: The Twoks
This musical duo is a delight to watch. The rich, layered sound that was produced by only an electric violin and drum kit was stunning: I sat transfixed through the...
GET ALERTS OF NEW THREEWEEKS CONTENT: Click here to sign up to the free ThreeWeeks email
