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In Reply to: RE: I can answer your query... posted by Utley1 on January 10, 2016 at 15:43:25
I'm on your side on this one. The Talich, LaSalle, Smetana, and Juilliard versions of Op. 132 have been on my shelf for decades with many others. I have the Amadeus, Tokyo and Emerson in other music, and heard all of those, and the Juilliard, perform in person. The only Concord quartet record I have has Dvorak and Borodin, but it is outstanding.
In general, for string quartets from Beethoven on, I prefer a slightly rougher edge and a group that favors intensity and emotional impact over the nth degree of precision ensemble and intonation. Like you, I prefer the Smetana and LaSalle versions above most others. I'll have to try the Concord version. BTW, I assume you've seen the movie A Late Quartet, a must for any Op. 132 fan, and as good a job as I've ever seen of non-musician actors playing classical musicians.
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There is still another test and this of Opus 131. I have never quite figured this one out. The Concord 'live ' perpormance still resonates with me 25 years later. The Takacs in their later incarnation, sort of miss it. The slick playing of the "Julliard' style found in many of the groups that they trained, never interested me. Again the Lasalle and the Smetana are admirable. But the quartet remains a mystery. I heard the Hugo Wolf quartet in NYC and they played with a no hold barred style that was very moving and powerful. Thanks!
It just occurred to me that the movie A Late Quartet involves the C# minor quartet, Op. 131, and not the A minor Op. 132. But you're right that they are both acid tests of even the most famous groups. But maybe someday I'll hear a spectacular performance from a group of unknown youngsters.
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