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Below is a rather rough performance of the quartet by the Patras Quartet
Recommended
Prague
Fitzwilliam
Bartholdy
Spiegel
Parrenin
Kocian
Zaide
Ysaye
Joachim
Better
Danel - state of the art recording and less vibrato make this one more appealing to those who prefer a more period performance. Nice.
Fine Arts - a brisker vision, especially in the first movement but they trim nearly 4 minutes off the Fitzwilliams and in a movement that I find overlong that can only be a good thing.
Juilliard - a lovely recording and the Juilliard' s tone is ideal.
Dante - if you do want a more romantic view then this is your recording. A bit broad in the first movement but the playing is beautiful throughout and they really get to grips with the finale.
Top Dollar
Petersen - a quick and robust reading that doesn't over-romanticise the SQ in the way the Fitzwilliams do (to its detriment). The scherzo is probably the quickest here but it's played with such zeal that it's utterly convincing.
My other reviews:
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Recommended
Prague
Fitzwilliam
Bartholdy
Spiegel
Parrenin
Kocian
Zaide
Ysaye
Joachim
Better
Danel - state of the art recording and less vibrato make this one more appealing to those who prefer a more period performance. Nice.
Fine Arts - a brisker vision, especially in the first movement but they trim nearly 4 minutes off the Fitzwilliams and in a movement that I find overlong that can only be a good thing.
Juilliard - a lovely recording and the Juilliard' s tone is ideal.
Dante - if you do want a more romantic view then this is your recording. A bit broad in the first movement but the playing is beautiful throughout and they really get to grips with the finale.
Top Dollar
Petersen - a quick and robust reading that doesn't over-romanticise the SQ in the way the Fitzwilliams do (to its detriment). The scherzo is probably the quickest here but it's played with such zeal that it's utterly convincing.
My other reviews:
Merl's Blogged String Quartet and String Quintet...
As some of you are aware I started blogging my recommended string quartet recordings a while back as I didn't want to lose them in the Weekly String Quartet thread. However, blogging on TC has many limitations and there was no way to link all my posts in one place without the page disappearing...
www.talkclassical.com
