Zehetmair Quartet - Karl Amadeus Hartmann / Bela Bartok

Debut recording of the astonishing quartet of whom The Times of London wrote: What a group! On they come, devoid of frills, just the instruments, and the music in their heads and fingers. And then they start up, the sound so full-blooded, dangerous and raw. Though the velvet touch is not beyond them, they never dispense dainty milk and honey: you are forcefully aware that this is music-making bold and magical...