by Kenneth Woods | Nov 29, 2018 | A view from the podium
Ensemble Epomeo- Penderecki, Kurtág, Schnittke and Weinberg String Trio’s £12.00 “For its second disc – generously filled, and rewardingly programmed – string trio Ensemble Epomeo focuses on music composed in Eastern Europe and Russia in the late 20th...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 17, 2018 | cello, News and Reviews
A rave review in the October 2018 issue of BBC Music Magazine “The Briggs Trio responds to the style with enormous affection, following the mood changes from passionate to witty with eagle ears, and it sounds as if they have been living with the music for a long...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 16, 2018 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews
Ken’s most recent recording as a cellist with the Briggs Piano Trio, an Avie Records disc of trios by Hans Gál and Dmitri Shostakovich, has been awarded the coveted Gramophone Magazine Editor’s Choice for October 2018. Here is the review from critic...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 25, 2014 | Explore the Score
Ensemble Epomeo- Penderecki, Kurtág, Schnittke and Weinberg String Trio’s £12.00 Alfred Schnittke’s String Trio, composed in 1985, was commissioned in celebration of Alban Berg’s centenary. Schnittke later arranged the work as a Piano Trio, and his...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 29, 2010 | cello, News and Reviews
Ensemble Epomeo has been playing Kile Smith’s beautiful new string trio, Thrice Blest, a lot this year. Kile has managed to come to a couple of our performances, including our concert at the University of Pennsylvania a few days ago. He’s written a...
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