Chamber, Quartets, String Quartets, Kurtág (composer)
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The tiny Aus der Ferne III is…almost frozen alive, [an] effective [approach]…[they] shine in the luminescent, mirage-like microludes of Hommage à Mihály András —
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Schubert: Death and the Maiden
RecommendedPatricia Kopatchinskaja (violin)
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
This must have been an enthralling concert. It’s almost impossible to imagine Schubert’s Death and the Maiden in a string orchestral arrangement better played, with Kopatchinskaja a dynamic... —
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
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Cantante e tranquillo
András Keller, Zsófia Környei (violin), Zoltán Gál (viola), Judit Szabó (cello), János Pilz (violin - 3, 5, 6, 7, 8), Ottó Kertész (cello - 3, 7), Alexei Lubimov (piano - track 5)
Keller Quartett
it's all expertly played, even if the Bach is more Romantic in its use of vibrato than might be expected nowadays. —
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The opening account of Schumann’s best known quartet, Op 41 No 3 in A minor, gives a good sense of the warmth and immediacy of Quartet Gerhard’s playing, but it’s Berg’s Lyric Suite that shows... —
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Building a Library, January 2019, Also Recommended
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Kurtág:Moments Musicaux; Dvořák: String Quintet Op. 97
Parker Quartet (stringquartet), Daniel Chong (violin), Ken Hamao (violin), Jessica Bodner (viola), Kee-Hyun Kim (cello), Kim Kashkashian (viola)
Whether it’s in the incisive attack of the opening Invocation, the passionate mourning in the memorial to the pianist György Sebők, or the precise harmonics in Rappel des oiseaux, they identify... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, Editor's Choice
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The premise behind this album conjures up manifold possibilities, but the Navarra Quartet have devised an illuminating programme...An absorbing collection, then, on a par with the Navarra’s... —
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Every bar of this music carries the stamp of a master, and the performances give loving attention to Kurtag's every nuance. A CD to savour endlessly. —
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This disc, devoted exclusively to Kurtág's music for string quartet, is of great significance, and both performance and recording are equal to the enterprise. The Keller Quartet have secure... —
