The Fine Arts Quartet's disc: impeccably played, powerfully recorded.
Read MoreMozart String Quintets K.515 & 516
Seldom have artists offered performances of such quality and consistency in a multiple issue. The Mozart Quintets and Debussy/Ravel pairing are as good as any in the catalogue...K515 and K516 are splendid readings, alert, elegantly played, volatile but not rushed...The playing...is elegant...This is a disc I much enjoy on repeated listening and recommend highly.
Read MoreDvorak Quartets Op.96 and Op.105 (Lyrinx) and Dvorak Quartet Op.96, Shostakovich Quartet No.1, Turina La Oracion del Torero (Gasparo)
This quartet has played everywhere and is one of the busiest and most in demand...They are excellent, their style and presentation is perfect. They impress you, not as a quartet, not as virtuosi, but simply with the impact of the music and their understanding of it.
Read MoreDebussy & Ravel Quartets
I felt as though they had pulled a dove from under a great silk handkerchief...a performance full of dramatic events.
Read MoreBeethoven Quartet Op.59-3; Haydn Quartet Op.64-5 ("Lark"); Wolf Italian Serenade
The Haydn is large in scale, emphatic and robustly conceived. No Dresden China Classical miniature here! The WolfSerenade...scampers intriguingly: a deliciously witty, animated reading. The Beethoven is very fine...Highly recommended.
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