{"product_id":"rubinstein-collection-vol-75-mozart-piano-quartets-moza","title":"Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 75: Mozart: Piano Quartets; Moza","description":"Recorded in April 1971, but evidently not released until 1978, these performances sound as fresh and spontaneous as ever. If the pianist plays Mozart in a somewhat Chopinesque fashion and the string players sound Dvo?áksy if not downright Brahmsische, the effect is nevertheless charming. First and foremost these performances are spirited, poised, elegant, and ideally musical. I enjoyed the RCA LP for years, and now, surface noise departed and dynamics solidifed, I enjoy the CD even more. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  My first recording of these Mozartean masterpieces was a monophonie London LP featuring Clifford Curzon and members of the Amadeus Quartet, which is now available on a music-packed mid-priced London CD. Among recent, “all-digital“ CD releases I have especially enjoyed the Denon recording with Jacques Rouvier and the Mozart String Trio, and the Beaux Arts Trio with violisi Bruno Giuranna on Philips. There are “authentic-instruments“ performances on Deutsche Grammophon, Saydisc, and Smithsonian Collections; they may all be outstanding, but I can only recommend the DG, with Malcolm Bilson and colleagues, from personal knowledge. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  But excellent as many other recordings certainly are, the Rubinstein-Guarneri collaboration is excellent in a very special way, and therefore most enthusiastically recommended, especially to fans of the performers. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  -- Robert McColley, FANFARE [5\/1991]\u003cbr\u003e   \u003ci\u003ereviewing the quartets, previously reissued as RCA 60406\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"RCA","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49606155600152,"sku":"090266307524","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/545546.jpg?v=1777616387","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/rubinstein-collection-vol-75-mozart-piano-quartets-moza","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}