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In rehearsal at the 'Vinterfestspill i Bergstaden' Festival 2009 (Røros, Norway) |
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In rehearsal at the 'Vinterfestspill i Bergstaden' Festival 2009 (Røros, Norway) |
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McLean-Thorsen-Strange Trio |
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The pianist Viv McLean seemed exceptional to me; he astonished us with his musical maturity and extraordinary sonority. Le Monde (Paris) At the Festival de Melle, Viv McLean revealed extraordinary originality, superb simplicity, and fingers of steel hidden behind muscles of velvet. He is an otherworldly young man - he plays with the genius one finds in those who know how to forget themselves, naturally placing themselves at the right point to meet the music, this mystery of the moment. Le Monde (Paris) The pianist Viv McLean never faltered, spewing molten lava. The Times (London) The fluent technique and brilliance of the interpreter were impressive, he played with insight and the greatest sensitivity. General Anzeiger (Bonn) The listener was struck by the sustained level of technical mastery. Viv McLean performed with his mind as well as his hands. Sunday Times |
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This was masterly playing, impeccably phrased and articulated. Rarely has Mozart come dancing off the page so enticingly. Thorsen's deeply committed playing succeeds in making the music both expressively cogent and structurally compelling. International Record Review The glory of the evening was Marianne Thorsen's performance - technically first-rate and full of love for the music. The Independent Thorsen played with confidence and utter musical assurance, with a singing rich tone, great power of projection, meticulous accuracy of intonation and attack and with deeply felt expressivity. Sheer dynamism. The Strad Alasdair Strange was the marvellous cellist. Stephen Pettitt, The Times The exacting half-tones of its difficult solo part (Ligeti Cello Concerto) was caught skilfully by Alasdair Strange. Paul Driver, The Sunday Times Alasdair Strange performed brilliantly - with sensitive empathy for the music and charming delicacy. Hannover Zeitung The solo of the night came from Alasdair Strange in the Cello Concerto No 2 by Penderecki. I suspect he will turn out to be one of contemporary music's survivors - especially if cellists carry on playing him with Strange's concentration and flair. Scarpia, The Independent Beethoven's bidding that 'music should set the human soul alight' was satisfied to perfection by Alasdair Strange. The British artist brilliantly rendered the imaginative and vivacious style of this Czech composer (Martinu). Nord-Deutschland Zeitung Alasdair Strange offered a calm, unruffled integrity of delivery, ensuring that every component fell securely into place. But Strange took a dominant role in his exchanges with the orchestra. Meirion Bowen, The Guardian |
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