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LONDON SUNDAY TIMES
...on this magnificent disc, from the viola's fierce attack in the Smetana's fourth bar, their high-voltage playing suits the music perfectly. It also brings out the kinship between the two composers. for all the uniqueness, the utter strangeness, of Janacek's idiom, his quartets are heirs of Smetana's E minor. Highly recommended. DC
SMETANA, JANACEK
STRING QUARTET NO.1;
STRING QUARTETS NOS 1&2
Jerusalem Quartet
Harmonia Mundi HMC902178
March 2, 2014
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