Amongst the cognoscenti, the LaSalle Quartet had a reputation as the American avant-garde quartet nonpareil. Among the intelligentsia, their Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern efforts were the acme of musical expressionism and their late Beethoven were the epitome of musical philosophy. Among the general run of classical aficionados, however, the LaSalle Quartet were just about unknown. Not only did they make very few recordings, but the recordings they did make were of the recondite late Beethoven quartets and the recherché ...
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Amongst the cognoscenti, the LaSalle Quartet had a reputation as the American avant-garde quartet nonpareil. Among the intelligentsia, their Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern efforts were the acme of musical expressionism and their late Beethoven were the epitome of musical philosophy. Among the general run of classical aficionados, however, the LaSalle Quartet were just about unknown. Not only did they make very few recordings, but the recordings they did make were of the recondite late Beethoven quartets and the recherché quartets of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern and thus about as audience friendly as the poetry of Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot.This disc -- a recording of a concert given by the LaSalle Quartet in the small hall at the Salzburg Festival on August 20, 1976 -- might have changed that perception had it been released when it was recorded. The programming is brilliant: Schubert's Quartettsatz followed by Lutoslawski's Streichquartett (written for the LaSalle Quartet), followed by Ravel's String...
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Franz Schubert; Ludwig van Beethoven; Maurice Ravel; Witold Lutoslawski. 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.