
Successful string quartet performance is all about communication, in the purest sense of the word: constant giving and exchanging, a communion among the players based
Writing a string quartet is one of the hardest things there is (you know if you’ve tried it), and after the defining works of Haydn,
This disc brings together five works by as many highly talented Asian composers, some, like Takemitsu, quite well known, others less so. The first three
Perhaps it’s the passage of time, or it’s simply the New Zealand String Quartet’s embracing, unselfconscious style and illuminating technique, but the atonal sounds of
Even if you already have a favorite set (or two!) of Beethoven quartets in your collection, you just might want to add these beautifully played,
The quartets by Debussy and Ravel are as much about color as they are about style, technical precision, and the awesomely intricate details of phrasing.