Schulhoff, Sibelius and Janacek: String Quartets
Henschel Quartett
Despite [the Schulhoff] being tricky to listen to, the Henschel pull out its challenging phrases to just the right side of indulgent...the open heart that drives the Schulhoff, and even the...
Schulhoff, Sibelius and Janacek: String Quartets
Henschel Quartett
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Despite [the Schulhoff] being tricky to listen to, the Henschel pull out its challenging phrases to just the right side of indulgent...the open heart that drives the Schulhoff, and even the...
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This release features three striking early 20th century additions to the quartet repertoire. All have different temperaments and modes of expression but compliment each other, giving us insight into the rich possibilities of the era.
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January 2014
Despite [the Schulhoff] being tricky to listen to, the Henschel pull out its challenging phrases to just the right side of indulgent...the open heart that drives the Schulhoff, and even the Sibelius...is more than enough to recommend it.
1st December 2013
This is an intelligent and enterprising programme of early-20th-century string quartets from a fine ensemble...Sibelius’s Voces Intimae (1909) traverses a varied landscape of moods. It’s as beautifully shaded as everything played here.
