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Bartók - String Quartet No. 2, Sz 67 (Op. 17)
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Chamber » Quartets » String Quartets
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Two of the strengths of the Heath Quartet are their ability to hold together Bartók’s more sectional structures, such as the first movements of the Fourth and Fifth quartets in convincing single... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Record Review, 10th June 2017, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Chamber
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Recording of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 32nd Awards (1989), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Grammy Awards, 32nd Awards (1989), Classical Album of the Year
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Special offer. Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 1-6
RecommendedTokyo String Quartet
Koichiro Harada (violin), Kikuei Ikeda (violin), Kazuhide Isomura (viola) & Sadao Harada (cello)
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Building a Library, September 2005, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Chamber
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These performances provide more impressive sampling points than can be enumerated in a single review. The First Quartet's oscillating tempo-shifts work wonderfully well, all with total naturalness.... —
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Building a Library, April 2002, First Choice
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Building a Library, February 2021, Recommended Recording
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Colour is...very much the Hagen's thing, widely spaced dynamics too, which are vividly projected; and where keeping to the letter matters most, they don't disappoint either —
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Building a Library, February 2021, Also Recommended
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Here's another enlightened programme from the young German Schumann Quartet...Haydn's Sunrise is freshly radiant in their hands, the Menuett almost swung with an elastic rhythmic bounce, the... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, Chamber Choice
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Schallplattenkritik Awards, 2017, Winner - Jahrespreis
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The playing in these endlessly fascinating and rewarding pieces is supremely accomplished. Distinguished Bartók cycles in recent years include those by the Alban Berg (EMI), Emerson (DG) and... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Chamber
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2008, Editor's Choice
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For knife-edge precision the Emerson and Alban Berg Quartets reign supreme in this repertoire, but the Kellers get closer to the meaning behind the notes than any ensemble since the Hungarian... —
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Predictably there is some fine playing here, with details in these intricately complex pieces emerging with remarkable clarity … what stands out from the Jerusalem Quartet’s interpretations,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Whatever the inspirations, these players are alive to them, just as they are alert to the technical demands lurking around every corner. These Arcadians also find haunting desolation. —
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Record Review, 8th December 2018, Disc of the Week
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