Wihan String Quartet, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Talbot Heath School
The wonderful Wihan String Quartet, partnered by gifted pianist Martin Kassik, brought two outstanding piano quintets to the BCMS.
Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat major has a vitality and an abundance of themes and in the performance here, with Leos Cepicky and Jan Schulmeister, violins, Jiri Zigmund, viola and Ales Kasprik, cello, projecting all of its ebullience.
A hard act to follow, but Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A Opus 81 has its measure.
The opening cello song gives way to quicker rhythms and the ensemble's volant voicing was only disturbed by some rather pernickety re-tuning, especially from Schulmeister, between movements.
However, the playing was as sweet, stirring and idiomatically accomplished as one could wish for.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article