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| Press Echoes | What fascinated everyone in the audience from the very first minute was the exhilarating and - one might even say - passionate making of music which in spite of its musical verve never lacked discipline or even a certain strictness of form. The sound of the strings is excitingly powerful, almost "athletic", and of a liveliness which retains its suspense and purpose right down to the smallest of details. One could hear a thoroughly homogenous, elastic string sound of both pure intonation and great precision even in the rhythmically difficult passages and transitions. Equally noticeable was a tremendous inner commitment surpassing the usual purely orchestral routine and above and beyond that a smooth instrumental skill. Cornelius Frowein proved an agile and energetic conductor, who formed the music with richness of variation and premeditation and led the ensemble to spirited as well as virtuos playing. The young string ensemble were convincing not only through their dedication and delight in playing – both could be felt by the audience – but exhibited above all a remarkable cohesion and high level of precision. From Monn to Bartok, the Sinfonietta Köln demonstrated a fine feeling for the authentic style of each epoch. This was put entirely at the service of the music and seemed perfectly effortless owing to the ensemble’s sovereign technical mastery and clean ensemble playing. The Sinfonietta Köln has a sound as musical as it is highly cultivated. Exactness reigned throughout. Clear, yet not overly blinding colouration, infallible accentuation. Transparency. |