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Music / kammermusik

Mendelssohn op. 44 nos. 1, 2

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Reviews (9)

The observer

d. 25. Nov. 2012

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Fiona Maddocks

d. 25. Nov. 2012

"A top German ensemble which has made acclaimed recordings of Shostakovich, Schubert and Brahms, the group is not yet well known here but should be. The players combine technical brilliance with beautifully controlled dynamic contrast and gleaming clarity".

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AllMusic

2015

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James Mannheim

2015

" This is not your father's Mendelssohn, nor indeed Mendelssohn for everybody, but it makes a forceful and worthy claim on your attention".

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Fono Forum

2013 Januar

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Marcus Stäbler

2013 Januar

"Vurdering: Tipp" - "Klanglich hätte dieses düstere Stück für meinen Geschmack stellenweise sogar noch schroffer in die Saiten gebürstet werden dürfen. Aber das bleibt der einzige Einwand gegen die Dichte und sehr eigenständige Interpretation der Mandelrings".

Diapason

2014 mai

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Jérôme Bastianelli

2014 mai

BBC music magazine

2014 August

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Roger Nichols (musikanmelder)

2014 August

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that much of the charm and power of Mendelssohn's music stems from its combination of Classical and Romantic. The Artemis Quartet come down decidedly on the Romantic side ... Technically the playing is superb throughout, with the two violins well matched for tone, and inner parts duly allowed their share of the limelight".

The gramophone

2013 February

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Caroline Gill

2013 February

"A sneaking suspicion that this will be a cycle to collect disc-by-disc and treasure as definitive once it's complete ... There is a constant sense of their conviction here ... There is enough ego in Mendelssohn's own writing though, and the Mandelrings are consummately mature in how they keep his ebullient, youthful emotion under control through the perfection of their tuning and modesty in their phrasing".

The gramophone

2014 July

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Nalen Anthoni

2014 July

"The work not only merits care but gains it from musicians who keep every element of the canvas in their sights".

International record review

2014 June

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John Warrack

2014 June

"These are fine, intelligent and vituosic performances, recorded with a skilful apprectiation of all the considerable problems which Mendelssohn can set".

The gramophone

2016 February

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Harriet Smith

2016 February

"Vurdering: Editor's choice" - "From the opening upwards-sweeping arpeggio of Op 44 No 1, the Cecilia prove to be compelling advocates ... A terrific achievement".