Mostly Mozart (2.0/5)

Emerson String Quart

Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Centre, New York.

21^st August 2008

(Mozart: String Quart in B-flat major, K.458 “Hunt”, Saariaho: Terra Memoria, Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major D.667 “Trout”)

A slow start, possibly even out of tune, detracted significantly from this concert. Thank goodness Schubert’s “Trout” was worth waiting for. An agreeable and lively dialogue between piano and strings with leisurely repeated phases well suited to the lay listener such as me. Overall only 2/5, though Trout was worth an extra point or two.