String Quartets, Vol 2 (Nos 7, 11 & 13)

"…the Danel Quartet play these works splendidly, really at home with the idiom and captured in splendid sound by Arnd Coppers." Gramophone Magazine, February 2009

"With a wonderfully clear recording and superbly committed playing from the Quatuor Danel, extracting the maximum amount of colour and variety of gesture from the music, this release deserves the strongest recommendation." BBC Music Magazine, February 2009 *****

Mieczyslav Weinberg was a pupil of Shostakovich and was highly regarded by the Great Russian as a composer in his own right. Shostakovich missed no opportunity to recommend Weinberg's music to friends and colleagues. He enjoyed the friendly rivalry with his pupil in the field of the String Quartet.

After the dazzling reviews volume one received, CPO are proud to present the second eagerly anticipated volume in the Quatuor Danel's complete recordings of the sixteen String Quartets, of which Nos. 7, 11 and 13 are presented here. Gramophone wrote that "The Danel Quartet play both works with commendable facility and understanding" whilst BBC Music Magazine awarded it a BBC Music Choice.