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I prefer the Hungarian or Tatrai

Posted by andy evans (A) on September 12, 2016 at 02:52:56

In Reply to: 50s Bartok Quartet cycle with the Juilliard Remastered by Pristine: Fantastic posted by jdaniel@jps.net on September 11, 2016 at 14:55:01:

The Juilliard are very fine, but I think you can go better.

Better for me is either the Hungarian Qt. or the Tatrai. I went through an exhausting process of listening to a whole bunch of different versions.

My listening preference is not for drama, tension, and excitement in itself, or for any added "passion". What I listen for is how much the music makes sense purely as music - melody, harmony, inner logic, if that makes sense.

The Tatrai and Hungarian quartets are very close to this music - they "get it". Two very intelligent and idiomatic readings. Hungarian is more lyrical, Tatrai is very focussed and the architecture and flow is very clear. Hard to choose. Hungarians have a closer and more immediate recording, Tatrai more dry and a more medium perspective.

In many places with the Tatrai you think - "that's exactly right - how could you phrase it any differently?", and then in other places you feel the same way about the Hungarians. I'd probably give the nod to the Tatrai - whatever recordings you eventually choose, do hear this one - I think it's really special.

Tatrai - Hungaraton 1966
Hungarian - DG 1962

Edits: 09/12/16 09/12/16 09/12/16

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