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The Voces intimae Quartet is also wonderful, but a little difficult. It does not fall easily on the ears the first few times you try to take it in but it reveals its secrets to you only after a few listens. One truly must be ready to hear the "intimate voices!"
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Unlike Grieg's rock n' roll string quartet which is so accessible
I haven't listened to Sibelius' string quartet in 4-5 years. In fact, I didn't really miss it, and I can't even think of the quartet who did it. Probably the New Helsinki Quartet some bod or other. There are many 'less accessible' string quartets than Sibelius' string quartet. I'm not sure why I hear less intimacy in his string quartet, than say, Janacek's two string quartets, although a laxative would probably be more palatable than straining any more at the toilet bowl to hear his 'intimate voices'.
Is it possible, that Sibelius just isn't famous for chamber music, because he was actually better, at writing large scale orchestral music?