from Hummel: String Quartets (CDH55166) 1 Allegro con brio [6'27] 25 minutes 14 seconds 4 tracks2 Andante: Grazioso [6'54] 3 Menuetto: Allegro con fuoco [7'10] 4 Finale: Vivace [4'43] ‘His trade-mark invention never flags, allied with grace and sophistication and a gift for melody second to very few. A fitting tribute to one of the least pretentious of composers’ (The Observer) ‘The advocacy of the Delmé Quartet is persuasive and artistically unwavering. Their well-defined and technically accomplished readings are filled with vitality and spirit and marked by a thoughtful bu ... |