Making its debut with this 2007 Harmonia Mundi release, the Arcanto Quartett shows considerable ambition in performing Béla Bartók's String Quartets No. 5 and No. 6, two complicated and demanding works that many mature ensembles would approach with caution. But this young German group obviously has the chops to bring off these virtuoso quartets with precision, and since all the members have extensive experience in the modernist repertoire, they play Bartók with apparent ease and abundant energy and passion. Furthermore, ...
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Making its debut with this 2007 Harmonia Mundi release, the Arcanto Quartett shows considerable ambition in performing Béla Bartók's String Quartets No. 5 and No. 6, two complicated and demanding works that many mature ensembles would approach with caution. But this young German group obviously has the chops to bring off these virtuoso quartets with precision, and since all the members have extensive experience in the modernist repertoire, they play Bartók with apparent ease and abundant energy and passion. Furthermore, they have a fine sense of the works' formal needs and have carefully shaped the music with attention to its dramatic flow, giving full expression to the feelings of urgency and suspense in the String Quartet No. 5, and bringing out a pathos in the String Quartet No. 6 that grows deeper as the piece progresses through its dark parodies and wan interludes. Harmonia Mundi has contributed clean and focused recording to the project, so the music has the razor-sharp edge and crisp textures it...
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