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Haydn, Mozart & Britten The Badke Quartet St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London 18 July 2012 Thomas Butler [L] with his successor Michael Gammie This notable recital marked the retirement of Thomas Butler as curator of the distinguished series of St Olave's recitals since 2002, with previous involvement back to the late 1990s. String quartets of Haydn (Op 20/4), Mozart (K. 590) and Britten (No. 3) made an ideal programme for the occasion. The Badke's playing was intense, with good rapport between the musicians, who had The classical masterworks were slightly compromised by the leader's strident metal e-string; maybe she should think about gut strings and a different violin for their early repertoire? The Britten (composed in Venice when Britten was already very ill, and introduced interestingly by the cellist, a good communicator) was especially rewarding heard live. This was as involving an account of it as I can remember. Peter Grahame Woolf See the Badkes play Tomkins Sad Pavan for these distracted times
Concert including world première of Adam Johnson's Celebration Variations for Piano Quintet *
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developed this repertoire for touring abroad. 