Borodin Quartet - Brahms: STR QRT Nos 1 & 3 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Brahms String Quartets No 1 & 3 / Borodin Quartet Composer Johannes Brahms Orchestra/Ensemble Borodin String Quartet Quartet for Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 51 no 1 Written 1865-1873; Austria Quartet for Strings no 3 in B flat major, Op. 67 Written 1875; Austria The distinctive perspective and insight of Russian musicians furnishes an interesting and valid perception of Western European art-music. This recording was made in Berlin, 1993. With the String Quartet in c-minor, Op. 51, No. 1, the Borodin's take a sensible time scale in the Allegro introduction wherein they accentuate the lyrical while de-emphasizing the dramatic, thusly realizing a very apprehensible presentation. The Russians achieve an especially ethereal ambience in the rare Romance. There is a joyous buoyancy with piquant pizzicati in the trio of the Allegretto, and a vivid intensity in the Finale where the lucidity of timing and phrasing aid in aesthetic perception. Album Tracks 1. String Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.51/1 2. String Quartet No.3 in B Flat Major, Op.67