Tired of Berg? Worn out by Bartók? Exhausted by Shostakovich? Are you looking for something contemporary in the way of string quartets but not for something that'll make you curse the day you were born? Try this disc by the Orion Quartet. It features one of America's pre-eminent string quartets performing three previously unrecorded works: a ...
Seasoned listeners appropriately approach new collections of the Beethoven string quartets with trepidation. After all, many of us already have a recording of these works that we consider to be ideal performances of these works and no one likes to have his/her ideals challenged by something new. Likewise, novice listeners seeking their first set ...
If musicality and spirituality are fair measures, this 2008 set of Beethoven's late string quartets by the Orion Quartet is a complete success. Founded in 1987 by violinists Daniel and Todd Phillips, violist Steven Tenenbom, and cellist Timothy Eddy, the Orion Quartet has developed a tight but relaxed ensemble with a strong but refined technique ...
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