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Title: Only one string quartet?
Review: Mr. Levine is sorely mistaken in the above review that Sibelius only wrote one string quartet. He wrote many, as can be discovered by a simple search on Amazon.As for the music, this disc is among my favorites. The Grieg is exciting but doesn't reward multiple listenings as does the rest of the album. The Sibelius, in particular, is full of beauty and complexity to be uncovered with each revisitation. The movements are united in subtle ways that take familiarity to recognize. For instance, the close relationship between the main themes of the 3rd and 1st movements. Gorgeous.
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