Search - Leos Janacek, Mikael Ericsson, Frantisek Maly :: Janácek: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

If you like Bartok...

stonechat | hyperspace | 01/02/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm a Janacek fan with a working cd player, and I certainly haven't got money to burn. I'd just like to proffer a rather more enthusiastic review. First, these works are widely considered to be masterworks in the string quartet repertory. Second, the Vlach Quartet's rendering is in my view excellent, though I don't claim to have heard other performances: certainly, this ensemble has received very good reviews from professional critics. Third, the sound quality is about as good as my working cd player will permit! Nice liner notes, too, and attractive fillers (I mean the violin sonata and the pohadka). In short, an excellent choice for anyone with an eye for a bargain and a taste for hardcore string quartets (late Beethoven, Bartok, Shostakovich, Berg...). And if you like this sort of stuff, maybe you'll also like Purcell's Fantasias, Bach's Cello Suites, Reich's Different Trains, and/or Ram Narayan on sarangi. Though did I hear you say you don't know what a sarangi is?"

Excellent service

Shirley A. Billings | Ohio | 12/13/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This was a Christmas present for my granddaughter so I have not reviewed it but the delivery service and condition were excellent."