Beethoven: Late Quartets - Tokyo String Quartet

(Harmonia Mundi, three CDs)This set completes the Tokyo Quartet's Beethoven series for Harmonia Mundi. The group has recorded the cycle before, with a different first violin and cello, for RCA in the 1980s, but the basic characteristics remain the same. The Tokyo Quartet continues to prize beauty of sound and smoothness of articulation above all other musical qualities, and there are few recordings of these works to match the sheer polish and unanimity of ensemble that are on display here. Wheth...

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