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Concours de Genève, 2023: The String Quartet final

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Concours de Genève, 2023: The String Quartet final

The 77th Concours de Geneve: String Quartet finals Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, 29.10.2023 Quartett HANA (Fuga Miwatashi, Gyurim Kwak, violins; Emiko Yuasa, viola; Johammes Välja, cello): Menelssohn String Quartet No. 3 in D, Op. 44/1 Quatuor Elmire (David Petrik, Yoan Brakha, violins; Hortense Fourrier, viola; Rémi Carlon,

The Chiaroscuro Quartet returns: Beethoven's Op. 130 & the Harp Quartet

The Chiaroscuro Quartet returns: Beethoven's Op. 130 & the Harp Quartet

This is (metaphorically speaking) a disc with “awards” written all over it

(Preview) Painted Light: the Solem Quartet on Delphian

(Preview) Painted Light: the Solem Quartet on Delphian

The Solem Quartet is at the top of its collective game throughout, as if the presentation of this music was propulsive force enough to light the music from within

ATOMOΣ: Cuarteto Quiroga, the Art of Musical Concentration

ATOMOΣ: Cuarteto Quiroga, the Art of Musical Concentration

A quite remarkable album, one that requires the utmost attention from the listener, and offers rewards accordingly

Open Spaces: Garth Knox and the Ragazze Quartet

Open Spaces: Garth Knox and the Ragazze Quartet

Contains a metaphysical meditation on the multiverse in music .. what's not to love?

Steve Reich: The String Quartets

Steve Reich: The String Quartets

"I never expected to write a string quartet" - Steve Reich

The Chiaroscuro Quartet triumphs in Mozart's Prussian Quartets

The Chiaroscuro Quartet triumphs in Mozart's Prussian Quartets

There appears to be absolutely nothing negative to say about this disc from any angle

Mendelssohn The Three String Quintets on Chandos

Mendelssohn The Three String Quintets on Chandos

I really cannot recommend the Doric/Ridout performances highly enough

American Art Quartet plays Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven

American Art Quartet plays Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven

Wonderful performances, beautifully remastered and presented, with highly informative booklet notes from Tully Potter

Dvořák String Quartets, Volume 4

Dvořák String Quartets, Volume 4

The Vogler Quartet is a major ensemble, and utterly dedicated to the music of Dvořák. A wonderful release

Italian Postcards: Quartetto di Cremona at 20

Italian Postcards: Quartetto di Cremona at 20

Celebrating twenty years (and their 14th recording - and their first on Avie), the Quartetto di Cremona registers four reactions to Italy by non-Italians in a programme that is wide-ranging and stimulating. It's a lovely idea, not least because it reminds us that Hugo Wolf didn't only write songs. A