from Kodály: String Quartets, Intermezzo & Gavotte (CDA67999) 1 Andante poco rubato – Allegro [11'54] 41 minutes 18 seconds 4 tracks2 Lento assai, tranquillo [12'52] 3 Presto [4'05] 4 Allegro [12'27] ‘Kodály’s two string quartets tend to linger under the shadow of the mighty ‘six pack’ that his compatriot Bartók wrote over a period of some 30 years … but they deserve more attention than they’ve so ... BBC Music Magazine ‘The Dante Quartet give us a glimpse of Kodály's rapid stylistic development in these crisply defined performances. The charming Intermezzo from 1905 shows the influence of Vienna still apparent in th ... |