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The scrupulous ensemble polish and textural transparency characterizing many of the Hagen Quartet’s performances sometimes spill over into preciosity and archness, as in this recording
High surface polish and ensemble refinement characterize the Hagen Quartet’s interpretations of Shostakovich’s Third, Seventh, and Eighth quartets. There is much to be said for
Aside from some impressive note-spinning, the Hagen Quartet takes a clinically detached, rather perfunctory view of Dvorák’s A-flat major quartet Op. 105. What’s needed here
