Beethoven Late String Quartets <br> The Budapest String Quartet <br> Great Performances <BR> BRIDGE 9072A/CFanfare: Best of Year Gramophone IRC: Best Historic Recording Nominee These recordings, which until now lay virtually hidden in the archives of the Library of Congress, span nearly the entire length of the Budapest's residency at the Library. This remarkable set showcases performances of youthful ardor from the early 40s, as well as those deep and mature reflective performances which project the visceral excitement of the Budapest's onstage persona.

Contrary Dances (1992-1993)

” - Los Angeles Times

" Spring Rhythm was inspired by two disparate sources: the medieval motet and the famous "spatter" paintings of Jackson Pollock

Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) was certainly one of the most celebrated conductors of his era

the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall

Whitney Crockett

"Francescatti's staggering technique is on ample display in a 1954 recital at the Library of Congress

Finishing this program is Eight Pieces for Four Timpani in its first complete performance on CD

This is now one of my favorite recorded ‘Ninths

if you love the song literature this disc is worthy of your investment of time and money

Wish in the Dark

He said that he wrote that music of a sort "that the dialectic of its influence shocks