
And the phrase “develop and mature” was brought to my mind when I mentally compared Thursday’s concert to one I reviewed for the Globe and Mail back in 2008. At the time, I noted the quartet’s “constantly aggressive and highly inflected interpretations.” I added, “It’s as though they are performing under ultraviolet light, giving everything they do a bright, purplish hue. How well this approach works depends on the repertoire they’ve chosen.”