Chiaroscuro Quartet Live from Wigmore Hall

Playing on gut strings and with historical bows, the four Chiaroscuro musicians - who came together in 2005 - bring their individual and multi-national talents to two masterpieces of the Viennese classical tradition, Beethoven’s impassioned example (1801) and Schubert’s sombre, song-based masterpiece (1824).

[@judithwyer389]

Wonderful intrepretion. Without the steel strings and vibrato of contemporary playing, the sound is so much clearer, lighter and the voices more readily heard. Bravo!

[@classicalemotion]

It's also the way of playing, they don't try to sustain all the notes with density as most of the quartets did always.

[@ariadne4720]

32:50 Schubert String Quartet in d minor, D810, "Death and the Maiden"

[@pascalkeller3845]

Extraordinaire quatuor ! Quel engagement, quelle musicalité, quelle complicité entre les musiceins, et quel son fabuleux ! A suivre absolument ....

[@markstephenson6088]

Fantastic. Really enjoyed Chiaroscuro's delivery of this Beethoven work. Love Wigmore Hall, such a perfect venue for such an amazing quartet.

[@Ennah08]

28 July 2019:
Beethoven:
String Quartet in C minor Op. 18 No. 4
Schubert:
String Quartet in D minor D810 'Death and the Maiden'

[@paclos29]

Just amazing ! Thank you.

[@CP-ly7ml]

Brilliant!

[@jaypeej7830]

Playing so intense my hair stands at the back

[@renaldtremblay8333]

SUBLIME!

[@user-wl3ns4no6e]

Great performance however these quartets have been played by the very best, I prefer Alban Berg Quartet.

[@davidhume201]

Thanks for letting us know!!

[@leitfie3579]

@@davidhume201 Fair enough, but nowadays the Chiaroscuro can comfortably be ranked with the very best.