Search - Ernest Bloch, Pro Arte Quartet :: Ernest Bloch: String Quartet No. 2 / Prelude / Night / Two Pieces for String Quartet - Pro Arte Quartet

Deeply moving

MusicMan | Seattle, WA | 04/22/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Of the hundreds of pieces Bloch wrote all but a very few are forgotten. It?s a pity because many works by Bloch are written with a level of skill and imagination that would shame even a Bartok or Stravinsky. In particular Bloch?s string quartets stand out as both some of the greatest music written for the string quartet medium in the twentieth century, and also some of the most neglected works by any great composer. There neglect is even more in inconceivable considering that these quartets are filed with many melodies of searching beauty. It takes a quartet with the imagination and skill of the Pro Arte quartet to resurrect these pieces and have the skill to pull it off. This music is superbly done, and much of it is recorded here for the first time. This music is unforgettable!"