Great Performances from the Library of Congress, Vol. 8 Souvenir USA price: $14.99 (includes shipping) International price: $23.99 (includes shipping) Order from Great Performances from the Library of... Order from ArkivMusic.com: Souvenir: The Budapest String Quartet Click here for MP3 audio sample Download from iTunes Great Performances from the Library of Congress, Vol. 8 Souvenir The Budapest String Quartet Marcel Grandjany, harp George Frederick Handel: Harp Concerto, Op. 4, No. 6 Daniel Gregory Mason: String Quartet on Negro Themes Claude Debussy: Danse sacreé et danse profane Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Two Sketches on Indian Themes Antonin Dvorak: Lento, from Op. 96 Arrangement of “Dinah” BRIDGE 9077 Here is a real rarity- music that the legendary Budapest String Quartet never recorded commercially- released for the first time ever! This disc also features as guest artist the great French-American harp virtuoso, Marcel Grandjany, in two favorites- Handel’s Harp Concerto, and Debussy’s gorgeous Harp Dances. Included here are Daniel Gregory Mason’s forgotten masterpiece, Quartet on Negro Themes, Griffes’ Sketches on Indian Themes, and a haunting live performance of the Lento from Dvorak’s "American" Quartet, a work the Budapest recorded in the studio several times. As an added bonus, the fabulous foursome is heard in an arrangement of the pop tune "Dinah"- a hilarious sendup of both classical and pop music. Souvenir allows the listener to sample a hitherto little known side of the Budapest’s work, all in superbly restored sound from Bridge’s path breaking Great Performances from The Library of Congress series.