Reviews:
"From Vivaldi to Jimmy Hendrix is almost too much of a cultural leap to expect from the four musicians who formed the Jade String Quartet at Raglan on Thursday night - but they did it![Jade] have obviously succeeded in combining their own excellent individual musical skills with a high sense of ensemble, presenting these demanding pieces with style, sensitivity and obvious enjoyment."
-R. Max Stewart
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"...Thier programme was perfectly chosen. It began with a classically traditional Haydn String Quartet in B Minor, but it was performed palyfully and vigourously, showing the lively balance of the ensemble. I especially enjoyed the intensity of the semi-quavers from the inner parts.
For the second item, Shostakovich's Quartet No. 4, Hanfling was the leader. This is a quartet full of intmacy...and is performed in one continuous movement. This was such a commited and sincere performance.
The second half was Death and the Maiden, music that is full of solace and beauty for a man dying of syphilis... The audience took a deep breath after the many tende variations of the slow movement only to be thrown into a rousing defiant scherzo, followed by a finale that seemed to run like a team of galloping horses, slipping away into the distance, then returning full tilt with furious triplets, with Price holding the reins."
-Nelson Evening Mail, Margot Hannigan
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"the Jade Quartet brought out the deep emotion and pathos of this
profound work and with the vitality of the playing we were completely
drawn into Beethoven's world.
The Jade String Quartet is definitely a group not to be missed by the
music lover."
-David Adams
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