This 11-disc set on Brilliant brings together in a single superlative box all 23 of Mozart's string quartets, all six of his string quintets, and even his one string trio. Featuring performances licensed from England's Nimbus, Switzerland's Claves, Sweden's BIS, and Belgium's Ricercar, the set has uniformly terrific performances in consistently tremendous sound. The Sonare Quartett's performance of Mozart's earlier quartets is delightful and engaging. The Franz Schubert Quartett of Vienna's performances of Mozart's later ...
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This 11-disc set on Brilliant brings together in a single superlative box all 23 of Mozart's string quartets, all six of his string quintets, and even his one string trio. Featuring performances licensed from England's Nimbus, Switzerland's Claves, Sweden's BIS, and Belgium's Ricercar, the set has uniformly terrific performances in consistently tremendous sound. The Sonare Quartett's performance of Mozart's earlier quartets is delightful and engaging. The Franz Schubert Quartett of Vienna's performances of Mozart's later quartets are masterful and compelling. The Orlando Quartet plus violist Nobuko Imai's string quintets are magisterial and gripping. And the trio made up of violinist Francois Fernandez, violist Ryo Terakado, and cellist Rainer Zipperling is graceful and utterly charming. While listeners looking for a complete set of Mozart's quartets might be better served by the supremely beautiful and profoundly soulful Quartetto Italiano recordings and listeners looking for a complete set of...
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