In Reply to: RE: Recommend some good Bartok Qt #4 posted by rbolaw on August 20, 2014 at 11:25:13:
"Some, including a regular AA poster, swear by the Juilliard's 1950 Bartok cycle"I found the first movement of this rather underpowered. Of what I've heard, I like Vegh Qt older mono, Hungarian Qt DG stereo, and quite like the Vermeer on casual listening. Also the Fine Arts which I used to have on LP. Keller is pretty OK. Less keen on the Takacs in this work.
Listening right now to and liking the Tokyo DG in this, and I like their DG version of #6 also. They are very focussed, have a lovely sound and bring out the lyrical qualities. Others I should try and hear include the 1963 Juilliard, Tatrai and Zehetmair.
Right now I'm liking the Hungarian on DG - seem to be maybe the most lyrical - and the mono Vegh (love their Beethoven too) but the search goes on.
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- Some good ones... - andy evans 15:36:02 08/20/14 (0)