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Reviews
In no particular order:
The New Hampshire:
Her musical talent was very clear. She played the piece (Bach Suite no 5) completely from memory, completely engrossed in the piece, she never faltered. Feb 13, 04.
Music & Vision, Keith Bramich:
Angela East, the group's (RP) cellist (and secret weapon), wore a black outfit with large gold lightening bolts and stars and boasted the wildest hairdo. her powerful performance provided a taster to her 2001 recording of the complete Bach Cello Suites on Dorian. June 1, 03
Leighton Park School magazine:
The cellist Angela East gave masterclasses to four pupils. These consisted of a piece played by the cellist, then an illuminating discussion of technique and playing style, with examples, and finally a run through where the pupil attempted to incorporate as many of the suggestions as possible. To the audience it was very interesting to contrast the rather nervous before with the more confident and stylish after!
Angela left us all eager to hear her Tale of Five Cellos, the entertainment in the evening. We were indeed fortunate that she could manage to squeeze us into her amazing international timetable. She enthused us all with her grace and charm as well as leaving us gasping at her command of these demanding instruments. March 03
Dumbarton Concerts reviews, Washington DC:
....Angela East's lovely, introspective reading of Bach's Prelude in D minor.. Jan 27 03
Sentinel, N. Ireland:
We are very pleased to be able to bring Angela East back to the city again so that she can pass on some of her exceptional skills to music students in the local area. Nov 8, 00
Recorder magazine: Review of RP CD 'Nightmare in Venice'
Angela East's eerie and unnerving staccato opening gives us a hint of the horrors that await us. Angela East's performance of R. Johnson's Flatt Masque is simply delicious. In Corelli's La Folia East's solo opening is haunting with a rawness about it, before the madness transcends. This arrangement has everything in it from a cheeky extract of Elgar's Cello Concerto (you have to hear it) to some wonderfully intense showmanship that makes one proud to be British.
Spring 03
Gramophone Stanley Sadie 'Critics' Choice Dec 95
The outstanding issue is the Revolutionary Drawing Room's recording of Boccherini quartets from his Op 39 and 41, music that combines gently sophisticated utterance with real depth of feeling which these players never fail to catch.
Virginia Gazette:
One only has to reflect on cellist Angela East's soulful playing of Bach's Prelude in D minor to realize the depth of feeling and sincerity that is this group's (RP) foundation. 15 Feb 03
Early Music Review:
The three quartets on this disc receive extremely stylish playing from a quartet (RSQ) who will give the Salamons a run for their money. Sep 95
www.amazon.com, a music fan from Scarborough, Canada:
In the hands of Red Priest, this music literally jumps off the page and into your face! First this group contains four of the most outrageously virtuoso players I've ever heard. They make a piece crackle with excitement. second they manage to inject a lot of saucy fun into their performances. Aug 29, 00
The Strad:
Following the lead of clarinettist Colin Lawson, the string trio projected the music in mellifluous gusts of sound, with the emphasis being on line and forward movement. (Hummel Clarinet Quartet, RDR) Dec 95
...what a ravishing work it seems now (Berwald Septet). Given a performance that was both sensitive and dynamic, the work is memorable for its entrancing combination of emotional sequences.. Dec 95
Fanfare (USA): review of Boccherini String Quartets CPO
...technically immaculate, the cello's lower tones are simply ravishing... Aug 95
Musical Opinion:
(RSQ) This young group is highly sensitive, their daringly slow tempo for the Moderato in Haydn's Op 20 no 2 was brilliantly justified and the lilting dance rhythms of the Op 77 no 1 Minuet illuminated Haydn's genius to great effect. Summer 97
Baarnsche Courant, Holland:
In the Donizetti, their (RSQ) spacious delivery really hit the spot. The ensemble in RSQ is near enough perfect. While during the rehearsal they regularly interrupted one another fiercely to pick out a detail or chide someone for an off note, in performance they radiated harmony and unanimity. Donizetti's quartet no 17 proved exciting music. The cellist radiated a great gloominess and gave a warm full undertone to the music. Rhythmically RSQ were always spot-on, syncopation, rubato and all. May 1, 98
Strings magazine: Review of RP Seasons CD
A wholly irreverent and highly enlightened approach to the piece we all love to hate.
The Easterner:
Angela East lends her brilliant dynamic style to the cello. 30 June 04
Review of RSQ in Cratfield Church:
Gut strings, some differences in bowing technique due to the use of a bow slightly different from today's and selective use of vibrato result in a lighter sound and beautifully clear textures, realised perfectly in Haydn's Opus 20 quartets. July 14 03 |
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