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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
The Two String Quintets, Op. 18 and Op. 87
Mendelssohn String Quartet with Robert Mann viola
BIS-1254 CD
‘The US-based ensemble play both works with jubilant conviction and
mastery of a wide range of colour, dynamics and expressive nuance,
the whole sounding wonderfully spontaneous.’ The Sunday Times
‘Both quintets receive ideally passionate advocacy from the augmented
Mendelssohn String Quartet who phrase and colour with spontaneous
imagination, keep the scherzo textures light and luminous, and dig
into the glorious adagio of the B flat.’ The Daily Telegraph
‘The Mendelssohn Quartet assisted by the redoubtable Robert Mann are extroverted
interpreters. The gestures are grand, the melodies sharply etched.’ American Record Guide
‘The performances are the best yet of these remarkable scores.’ Fanfare
‘Worth consideration by anyone who does not have this superb music in their collection.’ The Strad
Lieder ohne Worte – Volume 1
Books 1–4, Op. 19b, Op. 30, Op. 38 and Op. 53
performed by Ronald Brautigam
on a copy of a 1830 Pleyel piano
BIS-1982 SACD
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