from Kodály: String Quartets, Intermezzo & Gavotte (CDA67999) 1 Allegro [6'00] 17 minutes 31 seconds 3 tracks2 Andante, quasi recit. [4'52] 3 Allegro giocoso [6'39] ‘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 ... |