PS Un “blogger” non è un oracolo e commette inevitabilmente errori (il minimo possibile..). Ricevo spesso “correzioni” non sempre fondamentali e non sempre precise. Così come io mi sottopongo al giudizio altrui con nome e cognome così chi vorrà avere la bontà di segnalarmi eventuali errori o imprecisioni dovrà farlo unicamente mandando un commento: a ognuno la propria responsabilità. In base alla nuova normativa chi si fosse iscritto e desidera de-iscriversi è sufficiente che mi invii un messaggio e-mail..

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Perhaps one of the longest-lived quartets that has just celebrated its 50 years. As you can see from its website, an unconventional approach also in clothing and certainly devoid of divisive attitudes which – obviously – allows them to play with the eyes closed. The four performers are now aged (it is interesting to note that none of them use modern tools for displaying the score) but they have certainly not lost the “verve” that has always characterized them. I wouldn’t say that it is the best quartet around, but it certainly has high standards of performance and its versatility is also reflected in the chosen programs. in particular  in the short pieces of Stravisnkij but especially in the beautiful quartet of Šostakovič (although not so named by the author) in which they were able to find the right interpretation, something that is not common for such a complex author. Performing Šostakovič means penetrating into the personality of a great author who lived a troubled life, particularly in the Zdanovian period, constantly fearing for his life. Excellent choice and excellent execution.  As for the clarinet of Ashkenazy (son of a famous father pianist) a praise for an excellent performance of the Brahms quintet. In the op. 115 (together with the other intimistic pieces of the last period of the composer) is a crepuscular vision of a complex soul can be found  that begins a serene old age. The whole quintet was performed impeccably and certainly Ashkenazy is among the great modern clarinettists.  An encore: a famous Hungarian dance transcribed for quintet. A good success, not exceptional. But it is unnecessary to stress that the great successes in Bologna are obtained only with technically amazing performances of the piano and violin and that a quintet like this of Brahms, which ends with a “calando” reminiscent of that of Schumann’s Kreisleriana, does not induce a thunderous applause. That in a case like this would have been absolutely right. 

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PS  Vorrei ringraziare tutti coloro che inseriscono commenti  ai posts utilizzando l’opzione “Lascia un commento”  (o “commenti” se ne sono già stati inseriti) prevista nella sezione sinistra (o prima del testo per schermi ridotti come i tablets) dei posts stessi affinchè tutti possano leggerli.  Il dibattito è sempre interessante per tutti…..grazie (è indispensabile lasciare nome e cognome – i commenti anonimi non saranno pubblicati)!!