The Quatuor Modigliani has been together now for 15 years, and this release provides a good opportunity for chamber music lovers to evaluate the state of their art, and the results are impressive. The group has developed a sense of ensemble well beyond the ordinary in these highly polyphonic works, with every trace of dominance of the first violin eliminated, except where the music calls for it. The players say that these quartets represent turning points in the lives of their composers. The concept doesn't entirely work -- ...
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The Quatuor Modigliani has been together now for 15 years, and this release provides a good opportunity for chamber music lovers to evaluate the state of their art, and the results are impressive. The group has developed a sense of ensemble well beyond the ordinary in these highly polyphonic works, with every trace of dominance of the first violin eliminated, except where the music calls for it. The players say that these quartets represent turning points in the lives of their composers. The concept doesn't entirely work -- Haydn's String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2, was one of a set of six -- but the performances of each of these highly complex works are sensitive and distinctive. The Haydn, all fifths and octaves, is detailed, and the unusually slow second movement is pushed just about to the limit but retains a fine sense of humor. Bartók's String Quartet No. 3 clearly differentiates its almost atonal first movement from its folkish second and then traces the strands of the remainder as the...
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Béla Bartók; Franz Joseph Haydn; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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