BBC Music magazine May 2023: fantastic review of Piatti Quartet CD

The recent release of the Piatti Quartet’s CD was reviewed by Geoff Brown in the Chamber Reviews section of the BBC Music magazine, May 2023.

‘From Ireland itself comes the slightly reticent but gripping String Quartet of 1934 by the gifted and newly discovered Ina Boyle’.

‘The Piatti Quartet bring to this repertoire a passion, symphathy and a carefully balanced ensemble sense guaranteed to make each of the composers shine.’

‘Boyle’s String Quartet in its premiere recording fascinates the most, with its mix of lean textures, carefully wrought argument and moments of lyrical magic from a soaring violin flying high over fluttering notes below’.

Ina Boyle, composer of many idioms! - The Telegraph Article

Ina Boyle, composer of many idioms! - The Telegraph Article

Simon Heffer has written an important article on the history and visibility of female composers, with a particular focus on Ina Boyle. Simon Heffer also gives his own extremely complimentary insights into Ina’s music, complimenting her orchestral writing on The Magic Harp (1919) and Colin Clout (1921). He notes the influence of her teacher, Ralph Vaughn Williams, but also highlights how her ‘idiom goes far beyond that of her teacher.’

Piatti Quartet and Ina Boyle - CD Fundraiser

Piatti Quartet and Ina Boyle - CD Fundraiser

The Piatti Quartet are working to record a new CD with the label Rubicon Classics, featuring the premiere recording of Ina Boyle’s entire String Quartet in E minor, with a projected release in Autumn 2022. Ina’s music will feature alongside her teacher Ralph Vaughan Williams and fellow students John Ireland and Ernest Moeran, in a programme that links composers with their teachers and pupils and also highlighting the close bonds between UK and Ireland.