{"product_id":"schubert-string-quartets-no-3","title":"SCHUBERT: STRING QUARTETS NO 1","description":"R E V I E W S:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Taut, intense, and beautifully shaped, the playing conveys the music’s drama, haunting lyricism, and bold originality. Hearing it, one is led to think that Leonard Bernstein committed a major omission when he said that “alone” among all composers, Beethoven had “a direct line to God.” The eerie tremolos of No. 15 here are stunningly otherworldly; the continuity and building tension of the second-movement variations in No. 14, compelling; the bold brashness of the opening of the “Quartettsatz,” intrusively arresting. And throughout all the performances, care with balances produces a welcome clarity of voicing that underscores Schubert’s harmonic daring.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e FANFARE: Mortimer H. Frank\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Lovely playing, as nearly always from these artists... The Quartettsatz was written four years before the A minor Quartet. There's certainly no lack of shivers and shudders here: indeed, you get the impression that the players were deliberately saving up all their disquiet for the key of C minor. The recording quality is very natural throughout.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e -- Gramophone [2\/1973, reviewing the original LP release of Quartets 12 and 14]\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"RCA","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49709667746072,"sku":"888880941978","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3624112-3334913.jpg?v=1777539319","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/schubert-string-quartets-no-3","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}