 | "Parthenia, a first-rate consort of viols... illuminated Purcell's counterpoint wonderfully... [and] the group's sound combined warmth and precision." - The New York Times |
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| "[A]t the Medieval Sculpture Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art....Parthenia, a consort of viols, performing a sequence of elegiac music by Byrd, Morley, Frescobaldi, Scheidt and others, sounded especially fine ... and brought welcome tonal variety to [the ] music..." - The Strad Magazine |
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| "...Parthenia, a glowing group of viol players that is one of the
brightest lights in New York's early-music scene." - The New Yorker |
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| "Parthenia played with equal grace, impressive warmth and marvelous blend.... Throughout the night, Parthenia performed splendidly."- The Kansas City Star |
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| ""...welcome under any circumstances - the excellent viol consort Parthenia." - The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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| "There was an appealing musicality in the way Parthenia players addressed the music. Phrases were finely shaped and nuanced, and textures were carefully balanced..."
- The New York Times |
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| "The ensemble sense between these players made for flawless musical thought."
- Woodstock (NY) Times |
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| "The sound produced by all the viols in Parthenia was exquisite... carried out with deft grace and impeccable taste... [Parthenia] achieved exquisite pools of color and emotion through the medium of the viols." - Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror |
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| "The sound was glorious, watching the performers expressions and rapport a delight...an uplifting experience." - Woodstock (NY) Times |
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| "To say these performers understood the music they played would be a great understatement. They brought it to life with vitality and insight." - Bernardsville News/Observer Tribune |
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| "...these were wonderfully spirited and often virtuoso performances."
- The Southampton Press |
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| "Parthenia's exquisite renderings of funereal pieces by [Holborne and Dowland]... were noble and mournful... [T]he ensemble produced floating, gently swelling and receding sounds. The effect was ethereal..." - The Arizona Daily Star |
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| "[Parthenia's European debut in Regensburg, Germany was]... one of the finest concerts of the 1994 Alter Musik Festival." - The Mittelbayerische Zeitung |
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