The incredible thing about the Leipziger Streichquartett's 2006 disc Encores is that it works. It works as a concept -- every one of these pieces proves an absolutely apt encore. It works as a program -- taken altogether, these pieces add up to a completely satisfying listening experience. And it works as a performance -- one after another and all together, the performances by the Leipziger Streichquartett are as good as it gets in this repertoire. And why should they not be? The ensemble has demonstrated itself equally ...
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The incredible thing about the Leipziger Streichquartett's 2006 disc Encores is that it works. It works as a concept -- every one of these pieces proves an absolutely apt encore. It works as a program -- taken altogether, these pieces add up to a completely satisfying listening experience. And it works as a performance -- one after another and all together, the performances by the Leipziger Streichquartett are as good as it gets in this repertoire. And why should they not be? The ensemble has demonstrated itself equally adept at the canonical and the esoteric repertoire in recordings of everything from Haydn through Berg and from Ravel through Romberg, so why not encores? Of course, the selection is especially well chosen. The disc starts with a virtuosic performance of Schubert's "Quartetsatz" in C minor, moves through a sumptuous performance of Wolf's Intermezzo in E flat major, a consoling performance of a transcription of Bach's chorale Der Tag ist hin, die Sonne gehet nieder, a serene performance...
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