Leipzig String Quartet

Brahms Q and Sextet Leipzig TEN C

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Following its successful Schubert and Schönberg series, the Leipzig Quartet scores again. This time, the German ensemble has chosen Brahms, and its affectionate performances rise

mendelssohn quartets leipzig mdg C

Dan Davis

It never fails. No sooner was my 10/10 review of the Talich Quartet’s Mendelssohn String Quartets Op. 12 and 13 on Calliope posted here (type

Spohr

Victor Carr Jr

This Spohr collection gets off to a slow start with the Overture Op. 12. It’s an early effort (1806), and though it was a success

Leipzig Qt.: Mozart, Haydn Quartets/MDG

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This is a first disc in a planned series (presumably three discs in all) of Mozart’s six string quartets dedicated to Haydn, works that were

Leipzig Beethoven qts./MDG C

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The Leipzig String Quartet presents Beethoven’s earliest forays into the string quartet form with first-rate results. Each phrase is well-considered and weighty; the classical-era structure

Schönberg SQ 2 & 4 Leipzig SQ MDG C

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Arnold Schönberg’s Second String Quartet counts among the Viennese composer’s masterpieces, and represents his breakthrough into atonality. The use of a high soprano voice singing

Mozart Prussian Qts.

David Hurwitz

Mozart’s last three quartets are very difficult to perform well. Because they were composed for the cello-playing king of Prussia, they are seriously bottom-heavy. But