String Quartet No 2 in D minor (Smetana)
from Smetana & Sibelius: String Quartets (CDA67845)
1 Allegro [4'58]
2 Allegro moderato [5'49]
3 Allegro non più moderato, ma agitato e con fuoco [4'34]
4 Presto [2'43]
18 minutes 4 seconds 4 tracks
‘The Dante Quartet can scarcely be faulted … each performance is eloquent, intense and emotionally gripping … the D minor Quartet has an entirely appropriate earthiness and the urgency of al ...
‘By the time of the Second Quartet, Smetana's final madness was almost upon him; the Dante's characterise its rapid mood changes with a cold intensity. This is a splendid issue’ (BBC Music Magazine)
‘These performances are superb—the Dante Quartet players really have the ability to bring music alive and sustain the listener through these examples of the quartet repertoire that may still be findin ...