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In Reply to: RE: Maybe, maybe. posted by sser2 on October 25, 2023 at 14:01:11
BTW, which string quartet version(s) of DatM do you like?
My imprint version was the Smetana Quartet's version on the Artia label (presumably originally Supraphon), where the nickname on the cover was "Death and the Girl"! (It also had one of those Jules Maidoff paintings too - a fixture of album covers on a few different labels during that part of the LP era.)
Sticking with the Czechs and their unusual renderings of the quartet's nickname, I see the following available at Amazon, where the nickname is shown as "Death, the Teenager, and the Maiden"! (Well, at least they went back to Maiden!) My current fave is the Oslo Quartet's recording on the audiophile 2L label - a performance of unbelievable drive and energy, with 2L's typically incredible engineering.
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Mine was the Juilliard Quartet's RCA recording. Still very exciting, although the sound is dry and a little shrill.
But I keep looking for new arrivals. New groups offer new excitement, otherwise what's the point of repeating old achievements. My latest infatuation is Tetzlaff Quartet. They strike perfect balance between drama and intimacy. They are on youtube, no CD or hi-rez download. This in their current repertoire.
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I heard a lot of Julliard Quartet recordings when I was young - but not that one! I had to wait until I acquired the "Golden Era of Living Stereo" box, released seven years ago. Great performance, but I agree with with you that a lot of those Julliard Living Stereo recordings were on the dry side. I remember being very struck by that at the time these recordings were originally released - I thought to myself, "Why are so many American string quartet recordings so dry, while the European string quartets more often get the benefit of enough reverberation to enhance their performances?". Of course, that was a very broad generalization, and there were plenty of exceptions too, but still. . .
Same here.When I was a callow kid with a college radio show, I reviewed the then-available recordings of DATM and picked this one because of the intensity of the playing and the distinctively rich sound of the instruments. That choice elicited a nasty comment from a listener who accused me of being duped because "all those Eastern European quartets slather schmaltz on their strings!" :-)
FWIW, there is, also, an interesting arrangement for string orchestra by, and performed by, Patricia Kopatchinskaja on Alpha.
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So THAT's why I like so many of those Czech and Hungarian groups! ;-)
I also recall a Gramophone review (I think, although it could have been BBC Music magazine) wherein the reviewer, discussing the Smetana Quartet's recording of one of the Beethoven Quartets, asked, "I wonder if they don't take too much for granted?". It was as if he thought they weren't slathering ENOUGH schmaltz on their strings in that performance! ;-)
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