Martinu Quartet

Martinu: Piano Quintets/Martinu Quartet

David Hurwitz

Martinu’s Second Piano Quintet dates from 1944, the same time as the Third and Fourth Symphonies, and if you love those works you’ll be thrilled

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CCAMartinu: Quartets 2

David Hurwitz

This second installment in Naxos’ ongoing series of the complete Martinu quartets confirms the favorable impression made by Volume 1. String Quartet No. 3 is

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Martinu Qts Vol. 3

David Hurwitz

This disc completes the Martinu Quartet’s excellent traversal of its namesake’s complete works for string quartet and also offers some of the composer’s best music

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Martinu Quartets 1/Naxos TEN C

David Hurwitz

This first installment in Naxos’ complete Martinu quartet cycle couldn’t be more auspicious. After all, if the Martinu Quartet can’t play Martinu’s quartets, then who

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“Bach-maninov” from Alexandre Tharaud

Jed Distler May 25, 2025

Harding’s Tosca – Big and Brash

Robert Levine May 25, 2025

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CD From Hell: Sokolov’s Bogus Profundity In Mozart and Rachmaninov

David Hurwitz May 25, 2025

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