The Juilliard Quartet performs string quartets by Bartók, Dvorák and Mozart

In the 1965 Salzburg Festival, the Juilliard’s Mozart K499 is overripe though surprisingly fresh, while Bartók third is a tour de force. Dvorák No. 11 is a touch congested, rescued by a mercurial Scherzo.

Helen Wallace

 

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Helen Wallace

Published: May 10, 2018 at 8:17 am

COMPOSERS: Bartok,Dvorak,Mozart
LABELS: Orfeo
ALBUM TITLE: Bartók * Dvorák * Mozart
WORKS: Mozart: String Quartet No. 2; Bartók: String Quartet No. 3; Dvorák: String Quartet No. 3
PERFORMER: Juilliard Quartet
CATALOGUE NO: 927 161 B (1965)

In the 1965 Salzburg Festival, the Juilliard’s Mozart K499 is overripe though surprisingly fresh, while Bartók third is a tour de force. Dvorák No. 11 is a touch congested, rescued by a mercurial Scherzo.

Helen Wallace

Helen Wallace

Artistic and Executive Director, Kings Place

Helen Wallace is the artistic and executive director of Kings Place, a concert hall in King's Cross, London, and the former editor of BBC Music Magazine and The Strad Magazine.
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