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Tim Riley's avatar

Very good recommendation with this Pavel Haas Quartet recording from 2013, first mov't has lots of drive which wrings even more from the second theme. I always favored the Guarneri Quartet's reccording with Leonard Rose, but it's also the first recording I heard of the piece as I was learning the score, which can bend the needle. Also: make sure to catch Kuijken Quartet w/Boulanger from 2015 on period instruments: https://www.discogs.com/release/12039317-Franz-Schubert-Kuijken-Quartet-Michel-Boulanger-String-Quintet-D-956-Op-Posth-163

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Tim Riley's avatar

gave your your newsletter a shout in my current issue... Tim

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John Buxton's avatar

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

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John Buxton's avatar

Thank you Tim! I will check out the Kuijken. I have been listening to several other recordings by the Pavel Haas Quartet, and I have yet to find one I don’t enjoy.

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Tim Riley's avatar

next group on my list... rank up there with other greats: Cuarteto Casals, Jerusalem, Ebene

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