Hindemith: Complete String Quartets
Amar Quartet
I found the performance of the Amar Quartet first rate; they certainly live up to the reputation of their namesakes. They manage to bring out the best in this wonderful music.
Hindemith: Complete String Quartets
Amar Quartet
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I found the performance of the Amar Quartet first rate; they certainly live up to the reputation of their namesakes. They manage to bring out the best in this wonderful music.
About
This three-disc set brings together the single CD releases of the Amar Quartets critically acclaimed and popular set of Hindemiths complete String Quartets, Naxos cat. 8572163-65. From the outset this series was seen as a milestone in the recorded history of these quartets. Volume 1 was given five stars by BBC Music Magazine and MusicWeb International wrote that the Amar Quartet gives an excellent account of these works it is hard to believe Hindemiths old team could have done it better If this first disc is anything to go by, this will be a must-have cycle for all lovers of 20th century music. Both volumes 1 and 2 were given a 10/10 score by ClassicsToday.com and complimented with remarks such as, there is little doubt that this will become the reference edition in this musicsonics are first rate. Connoisseurs of chamber music will find this disc an endless source of pleasure. The Amar Quartet is named after Hindemiths own string quartet, and has made these works something of a specialism alongside a vibrant program of commissioning new works and making a name for itself in Switzerland and beyond with events such as Homage to Hindemith and Tonwort, a project combining music and literature with readings by poets and other writers.
Contents and tracklist
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Awards and reviews
May 2017
I found the performance of the Amar Quartet first rate; they certainly live up to the reputation of their namesakes. They manage to bring out the best in this wonderful music.
New Classics February 2017
This is an invaluable set of recordings of these challenging, intricate and rewarding works - a must-have cycle for all lovers of 20th century music.