Great Performances from the Library of Congress, Vol. 5
The Budapest String Quartet
Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano
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Great Performances from the Library of Congress, Vol. 5
The Budapest String Quartet
Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano
Haydn: Quartet in D, Op. 64, No.5
Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat, Op.16
Haydn: Quartet in D, Op. 76, No. 1 in G
Haydn: Rondo all'Ongarese from Trio No. 1 in G major
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| An august musicologist recently wrote that "there were only two
‘fabulous foursomes’ during the twentieth century- The Beatles, and The
Budapest String Quartet." The recordings on this disc are being released
for the first time ever, and showcase the legendary Budapest at their youthful
peak- 1940 and 1941- in performances of Haydn’s "Lark" and Op. 76,
No. 5 quartets. For sheer intensity, it is hard to imagine finer performances
that these stunning "in-concert" readings.
In addition, the members of the Budapest are joined by pianist Mieczyslaw
Horszowski for a luminous account of Beethoven’s Op. 16 piano quartet- a
performance given in 1955. This disc is a "must have" for serious fans
of the great chamber music traditions in our century!
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