In Reply to: The Tokyo String Quartet with Oundjian is no slouch, either posted by Jay Buridan on January 22, 2017 at 14:13:18:
I attended one of the first recitals the Tokyo SQ gave with Oundjian. He was obviously a great violinist but stuck out like the proverbial sore thumb. Then, years later, near the time the recordings you cite were made, they performed all of the Beethoven quartets in a series of recitals at Carnegie Hall in NY, one of which I was able to attend.
By then, he had completely assimilated into the quartet and mastered the "Tokyo sound". They sounded exactly like the original group. Glorious.
Seated a few rows in front of me was the late Robert Mann. During intermission he stood, turned around and beamed at the packed house. It must have been gratifying for him to see the success of his young mentees (now retired themselves!) and the music he cared so deeply about.
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- RE: The Tokyo String Quartet with Oundjian is no slouch, either - rbolaw 15:59:47 01/22/17 (0)