Bartok: String Quartet No. 1; String Quartet No. 2; String Quartet No. 3; String Quartet No. 4; String Quartet No. 5; String Quartet No. 6

COMPOSERS: Bartok
LABELS: Naxos
ALBUM TITLE: Bartok
WORKS: String Quartet No. 1; String Quartet No. 2; String Quartet No. 3; String Quartet No. 4; String Quartet No. 5; String Quartet No. 6
PERFORMER: Vermeer Quartet
CATALOGUE NO: 8.557543-44

Expert playing from this very experienced ensemble is undermined by a boomy recorded sound which reduces dynamic ranges, and clogs some of the composer’s more intricate textures. Erik Levi