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

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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