The New Hampshire Philharmonic
The New Hampshire Philharmonic - 83 Hanover Street - Manchester NH 03101 tel. (603) 647-6476 info@nhphil.org
Reviews
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Dec 2005 HippoPress
June 2005 recital by the Philharmonic Chamber Players at the Currier named one of the top ten classical performances in Manchester for 2005.
June 2005 HippoPress
"...at a concert last Sunday by the New Hampshire Philharmonic Chamber Players, which for this occasion came in the form of a string quartet...The musicians - concertmaster Elliott Markow, violinist Dana Mills, violist Paul Hoffman, and cellist Gary Hodges - came through with a polished and confident sound through the 90-minute concert.
The musicians played it big, like a symphony rather than a quartet, and this approach paid off with fine moments in all four movements.
Of special note is the way Makow was able to bring out the finale's secondary melody. It's one of those self-contained and hummable tunes that only Schubert could get on paper, and Markow brought it out with a tone that was both sweet and strong. A performance of the brief Five Folk Melodies of Witold Lutoslawski was completely engaging; each of the five little movements was brought to life with grace and humor. The way the second movement ground to a half caused the small audience to laugh out loud, something that's unfortunately quite rare at classical music concerts.
The rarely heard Quartet no. 4 of American composer George Chadwick rounded out the program; it's a work that lends itself to big gestures and the players made the most of them, filling the Currier with tremendous passages of wonderful sound.
What a pleasure to be able to enjoy such a polished live performance of local musicians right here in Manchester...."
