This great review is just one more motive to come and listen to the concert of the Soloists Quartet on June 3, 2008 (information follows after the review) to those who did not manage to come to the Sunday concert of the Cantus Ensemble, as well as to those who enjoyed in the superb concert at the Glenn Gould Studio. Best regards, Aranka

 

The Cantus Ensemble of Zagreb reviewed

by Stanley Fefferman

June 2nd, 2008

Sunday, June 1, 2008, Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto.

The first thing one notices about this ensemble is that they are well rehearsed: their sound is clear, their playing is tight, their tone is rich, while the solo voices emerge distinctly. The first piece, a Chamber Symphony written in 1985 by an older composer, the late Boris Papandopulo, was reassuringly within the Romantic melodic tradition, and notable for the clarinet solo beginning the second movement. The wide spectrum of tempo changes showed to advantage the range of skills the ensemble commands. One also notices here, as became increasing evident throughout the evening, the commanding skill of conductor Berislav Sipus.

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