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Beethoven string quartets

Dermot Elworthy | Florida , United States | 04/14/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In seeking to replace my venerable set of the Beethoven Quartets recorded quite some time ago by Sandor Végh and his band, I have heard many (and bought some) different sets of these works but have been dissatisfied with them all in one regard or another. The Végh Quartet offerings suffer from poor recording quality, occasional "off-stage" noises and lapses of intonation but their performances are just so . . unbelievably musical and I continue to play them regularly for they offer an unique interpretation and insight.



However, my search ended with the Kodaly Quartet to whom I was introduced through their Naxos set of the Haydn quartets. Thanks to the absolutely first class recording quality of the Naxos CDs and my liking for the character of the Kodaly Quartet, I own not only the Haydn collection but also the complete sets of Schubert and Beethoven by the same performers. I cannot imagine anyone not being entirely satisfied with these really excellent performances. Vol.3 is a good place to start."