Press Quotes
Today’s music lovers can still
recapture a taste of the past in Gallery Concerts, which presents music
of an earlier time on original period instruments in small and congenial
settings.
Seattle
Performing this music with four Baroque
instruments, as opposed to playing it in modern style with four modern
instruments, is like the difference between hand-made chocolate, fresh
mint, newly ground coffee, and a just-baked croissant, and a Hershey’s
bar with mint essence, instant coffee, and a frozen croissant.
The tiny Queen Anne Christian Church, whose
handsome sanctuary resembles an upside-down Viking ship, was packed to
the gunwhales for the occasions, and the musicians did not disappoint.
Well’s assertive Mozart was nicely balanced by the depth of
Friedman’s fortepiano.
Smith’s rich tone and expressive reading of [Schubert’s] ‘Arpeggione’
was topped by a first-rate Bach Suite, played in period style with a
baroque bow and no end pin.
And the finale, the Beethoven Trio, rang with wit and humor.
Seattle
The music was charming and so was the performance.
. . .
Seattle
An evening of uncommon delight.
Seattle
Sophisticated programming enlightened the listeners
as well as wowing them with fine performance.
Seattle
. . . the performance fairly crackled with
electricity.
Seattle
Original Instruments Lend Seductive Tone to Early
Music: The Trio in G major by Haydn was played with exemplary
musicianship and true flair.
Journal
American
The Classical Consort is steeped in the musical
idiom of Haydn’s day.
Seattle
These musicians are among the best in their field.
Seattle
The lovely interplay of timbres between clarinet,
fortepiano, and soprano had the audience listening in stillness, with
barely a rustle even between the songs.
Just imagine hearing this sort of music after dinner in the
living room after dinner, in the days before canned music.
We miss a lot these days!
Eastsideweek
A Sell-Out with Good Reason: The performance was
sheer pleasure. . . . the music flowed . . . with life-giving interest.
Seattle
The evening was a lively one, with good music
performed in an authentic and rewarding manner.
Absolutely enchanting.
Seattle
I congratulate you and your most gifted associates
upon the beauty and splendor of your presentations.
They are jewels which punctuate the calendar for me and reflect
the artistic pinnacle of
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