
A Fascinating Coupling
Mendelssohn and Franck quartets -
heard by ROBERT ANDERSON'... strenuous and compelling ...'
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Both these quartets were written near the end of their composers' lives. Mendelssohn had been a Wunderkind, astonishing even Goethe with his gifts. By contrast, Franck had moved slowly but steadily towards a fame that embraced only his last decade...
Copyright © 27 November 2011
Robert Anderson, London UK
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