![]() I thought that I would look at the liner notes for some insight. The quartet isn't irritating or boring-I just don't feel any connection. ![]() I started the Bagatelles, but by the time I had adjusted the volume, placed the box set safely off to the side and settled into my chair I realized that the work was almost over. My copy is part of the oft-lauded 5 LP set of the LaSalle Quartet doing the complete quartets of Schönberg, Berg and Webern from c. While I possess a hefty percentage of Webern's oeuvre, I never really connected with any of his works. I approached this week's selection with some trepidation. ![]() I will probably give a spin to a few other recordings tomorrow. It's a thrilling recording and, as is usually the case with Emersons, it's very well played.Īnyways, a great choice, ACB! I've enjoyed listening to the different recordings a lot. Their interpretation was just drastically different from all the other recordings I've listened to this week - their playing has a very strong forward momentum and sounds occasionally almost aggressive. Emersons 90s recording was a somewhat shocking (but definitely not in a negative way!) experience. Tokyo's recording was Romantic and warm, as Merl wrote, but also delicate and refined. I listened to Talich and Tokyo (Harmonia Mundi) recordings, which were both delightful. That's been a very nice discovery this week! I've been listening to a few other recordings, too, but I'll just write about the three I listened to today. It's very well recorded and the playing is beautiful. I love Beethoven's late quartets and this particular quartet is thoroughly enjoyable and wonderfully concise in its expression. I've also been listening to Beethoven this week.
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