ARC-108

          

Mozart:
String Quartet No. 21 
in D major K. 575
rec. 1934
String Quartet No. 23 
in F major: 3rd movt.
rec. 1929
Sextet in F major K. 522 
("A Musical Jest") 
 rec. 1937

SCHUMANN:
Piano Quartet 
in E flat major op. 47 
rec. 1937

Quintet in A major ("Trout"):
4th movement
rec. 1929

WOLF:
Italian Serenade 
rec. 1931

This CD offers the last previously unissued 78 rpm recordings by the Kolisch Quartet (For other issues see ARC-103/4 and ARC-107).

Rudolf Kolisch always struggled against the tradition of a "beautiful sound" in common violin playing. The interpretations by the Kolisch Quartet are characterized by a rare clarity of musical structures as well as by an expressive sound.

„As always, these productions contain an excellent booklet. For the connoisseur interested in how the classical and romantic repertoire were received, it is fascinating to listen with the "ears" of the Schoenberg school. One can then conclude that the new avant garde in no way rejected romantic flourish and pathos.“ (FonoForum)

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