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The Ensemble Raphael strike again!

D. J. Edwards | Cheshire, CT United States | 02/23/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Poetry and art expressed in music! This British ensemble bring to the soul in sound, the picture on the Cd cover, to life in lush tones, shimmering strings and in a wondrous celebration of joyous music making. No greater ensemble could have been chosen to bring to our hearing Arensky, an almost unknown composer save for his magical trio. The Tchaikovsky is a known item but the Arensky gem of a string quartet is new to most of us. Wonderful disk! I realize that chamber music for many is an acquired taste, but the music heard in this hour of playing is more than acquired; you have already acquired a taste for beautiful music and this cd is a sheer delight. Don't pass it up, or at least listen to it."