It is sometimes said that the essence of ‘classical' music lies in the
principle of variation; but when the idea of incessant transformation of
the musical material irrigates scores like these quartets by three
eminent Hungarian composers of the 20th century, the resulting sonic
impressions are very different. The governing principle here is
metamorphosis, an idea as dear to Bartók as it was to the compatriots
who succeeded him.
“The Bartok Fourth Quartet receives a
relatively 'classical', even cool account - not as relentlessly
hard-driven as some other recent accounts of the piece but in itself
perfectly valid (and certainly not as exhausting). On the technical
elevel, it is practically perfect.” International Record Review, October 2010
“Bartók's piece has perhaps the most unsettling opening of any string quartet – a discomfiting premonition of the technical challenges ahead, from the furtive prestissimo to the biting pizzicatos of the allegretto, all navigated with sensitivity to the changing moodscape by the Quarteto Casals” The Independent, 30th July 2010
“Cuarteto Casals hold their big-boned, heart-on-sleeve sound in reserve for much of this disc, unleashing it only in the brutal blur of the second movement of Métamorphoses nocturnes.” The Independent on Sunday, 3rd October 2010
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