I have always had a soft spot for Dmitry Shostakovich's music. He is almost alone in 20th century composers in speaking directly to me. I have just been listening to hs 2nd, 7th and 8th string quartets played by the wonderful Pavel Haas Quartet. Terrific, personal music. Wonderful, committed playing. And, as one would expect, a demonstration-class recording by Supraphon, a company that appears to have mastered the art of balancing and recording string quartets. I wish the Pavel Hass Quartet would record more; I have loved them in Schubert, but await with impatience to hear them in Mozart and Haydn.
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