Search - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eder Quartet :: String Quartets (Complete) Vol.1 K.428 & K.464

Pleasing performances

William J. Mertens | Bethesda, MD USA | 04/25/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"These are nice performances of Mozart's quartets no. 16 and 18, well worth the budget Naxos price. The Eder Quartet works well as an ensemble, producing a sound one reviewer has called "suave" rather than, say, passionate or harsh. The style works well with the mostly sunny disposition of the works. It's a pleasure to hear this music well performed, as it is on this disk. The recording itself seems a little distant, maybe because it was made in a large space - a church in Budapest - and not a studio, but that's a quibble."