In times like these only string quartets will do
Album Of The WeekFrom the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
Nothing navigates the edge of tension more graphically than a string quartet. Two works by composers lost in the political mists of Eastern Europe deliver a profound resonance amidst the horrors of Russia’s latest outrage in Ukraine.
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En francais ici.
In Czech here.
In The Critic here.
Hmm…. Quartet Berlin-Tokyo. No historical resonances there.
It’s a very good quartet, fabulous players.
Listen to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiS64lYUP9s
PS:
I got this recording and it is truly fantastic. Both the Schulhoff and the Popov are fascinating works, real discoveries. Any serious music lover should buy the CD:
https://www.quartetberlintokyo.com/