The Escher String Quartet – Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Ruth Crawford Seeger
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesThe Souvenir de Florence String Sextet takes us on a musical excursion to Italy, where Tchaikovsky spent some of his happiest times— reflected in the unforgettable tunes and warm cantabile style. Assessments of the work’s national style—Italianate or inescapably Russian—differ, but the sextet is quintessential Tchaikovsky, suffused with his characteristic longing and incomparable melodies. Ravel’s […]
