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EDINBURGH QUARTET TRUST Recognised Scottish Charity Number SC023256
TRISTAN GURNEY | PHILIP BURRIN | MICHAEL BEESTON | MARK BAILEY

 


CONCERT REVIEWS


... firing on all cylinders, they produced a rambunctious performance of the Quintet that had the feel of a jam session. more
The Herald, 15 Feb 2008

... the Sunrise quartet was played with beauty, fluency and real warmth of colour. more
The Herald, 7 Feb 2008

The Edinburgh Quartet made their Beethoven sizzle with a high-voltage performance. more
The Herald, 20 Nov 2007

The Quartet play "new" with as much care and sensitivity - more even, perhaps - as their opening classic. more
The Scotsman, 15 Nov 2007

A spiritual communion with nature lit with playing of immense bravura and earthy energy. more
Bournemouth Echo, 5 Nov 2007

Here is a composer who says what he wants to say with music that is rewarding, accessible and enjoyable. more
Music Web International, 12 Oct 2007

Music for trombone and string quartet is a bit like fusion food. more
The Herald, 13 June 2007

Quartet's qualities a stroke of geniuses. more
Evening News, 21 Jun 2004

Galvanised by all the intangible forces that a fresh approach can bring, their playing of Haydn, Robert Simpson and Schubert fascinated in being both strongly rooted yet gloriously liberated. more
The Scotsman, 13 Jan 2004

With its focus on the 1950s, the Edinburgh Quartet's winter season at the Queen's Hall is a major voyage of rediscovery. more
The Herald, 25 Nov 2003

In both the Rubbra and almost equally taxing 3rd Quartet by Brahms, the Edinburgh Quartet carried forward the high standard they had established in the opening Haydn. more
Evening News, 24 Nov 2003

Precise, passionate, full-bodied and sensual. more
Evening News, 20 Nov 2003

String quartets come and go, but not the Edinburgh Quartet: it has 43 years of music-making behind it and is still forging ahead. It is the only professional string quartet of any standing in Scotland. more
The Telegraph, 2 Jun 2003

 


CD REVIEWS


Robert Crawford Each one of these five works is worth the attention of all genuine music-lovers. more
Musical Opinion, March-April 2008

Robert Crawford ... an intertwining of modernism and romanticism played passionately by Ashton and the Edinburgh Quartet. more
The Scotsman, 7 February 2008

Hans Gal:: Edinburgh Quartet :: www.edinburghquartet.com :: They provide the sort of music that seems to grow richer with each hearing, especially in such sympathetic performances. more
Gramophone Magazine,
Editor's Choice, Awards Issue 2007

:: Edinburgh Quartet :: www.edinburghquartet.com :: Individually, they are important; together, the impact of the four pieces is colossal ... the Edinburgh Quartet has never played better. more
The Herald, 24 Feb 2007

:: Edinburgh Quartet :: www.edinburghquartet.com :: Excellent performances by artists who clearly have the full measure of the music. more
Classical Music Web, Mar 2004

:: Edinburgh Quartet :: www.edinburghquartet.com :: The unanimity of their ensemble, even at the densest polyphonic moments in flying scherzo tempo, is very impressive. more
BBC Music Magazine, Apr 2004

:: Edinburgh Quartet :: www.edinburghquartet.com :: The three remarkable works on the Meridian disc show what a highly distinctive and individual contribution Kenneth Leighton made to English chamber music in the mid-20th century. more
Gramophone Magazine, Mar 2004

:: Edinburgh Quartet :: www.edinburghquartet.com :: This release should be mandatory listening... more
Fanfare magazine

:: Edinburgh Quartet :: www.edinburghquartet.com :: This wonderful release is unreservedly recommended... more
Classical Music Web, Record of the Year 2002

:: Edinburgh Quartet :: www.edinburghquartet.com :: This CD is well worth having - the glorious Peploe oil of Barra on the sleeve is a bonus! more
Classical Music on the Web

 

 

 


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