Grieg • Brahms
String Quartet in G minor, Clarinet Quintet in B minor
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'The Hagen Quartet holds you spellbound from first bar to last' Erik Levi
Grieg • Brahms
Grieg: String Quartet in G minor
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor
Hagen Quartet, Jörg Widmann (clarinet)
Myrios Classics MYR 007 (hybrid CD/SACD) 75:44 mins
Audio clip: from Grieg's String Quartet in G minor III Intermezzo: Allegro molto marcato – Più vivo e scherzando
For a full review pick up a copy of the May issue of BBC Music Magazine
Authors
Erik Levi is a journalist and critic for BBC Music Magazine and a visiting professor in music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a leading authority on the music of the 20th century, and has written books on the topic of music in the Nazi era, including 'Music in the Third Reich' (1994) and 'Music and the Nazis' (2010). He is also a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio 3 and is on the reviewing roster for International Piano Magazine.