Youthful expertise shines

REVIEW - Courtesy, Daily Echo

Bournemouth Chamber Music Society, Talbot Heath School

ABSOLUTELY assured in technique the Heath Quartet's communicative spirit resonated around the hall in the first of this season's concerts.

They are a youthful team, informally attired, fully in touch with the foundations of great musicianship, Oliver Heath and Rebecca Eves, violins, Gary Pomeroy, Viola and Christopher Murray, cello created the wow factor in performance.

Schubert's supreme String Quartet No. 14 (Death and the Maiden) observed a cohesive drive in the opening Allegro countered with exceptional tenderness in the ensuing Andante.

The middle section of the Scherzo maintained the intensity of the outer and with assertive excitement in the finale's designed depth of feeling the Heath Quartet showed remarkable integrity.

Janacek's yearning, passionate infatuation with Kamilla Stoesslova found at least poetic fulfilment in the Tolstoy inspired Kreutzer Sonata.

Here the Heath Quartet strung impressive power into the mix of emotive passion and inner conflict. The whole of this extraordinary work was brought vividly to life .

Mike Marsh