Janacek & Dvorak - String Quartets - MDG: MDG3071472 - CD

While the powerful gestures in each quartet are grasped unerringly, there are times when the balance is not ideal - notably the nostalgic pizzicato intervention of the second violin in the finale.... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 15th Dec 2008
Catalogue No: MDG3071472
Label: MDG
Series: Gold

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Absolutely stunning performances by the Leipzig String Quartet of the two Janacek quartets. These are coupled with Dvorák’s ‘Cypresses’ arranged by the composer from his own song cycle.

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March 2009

While the powerful gestures in each quartet are grasped unerringly, there are times when the balance is not ideal - notably the nostalgic pizzicato intervention of the second violin in the finale. The Leipzig's readings of Dvorák's Cypresses, however, are near ideal, imbuing these works with an unexpected depth...

Janacek & Dvorak - String Quartets

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