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Jose Echenique wrote: He did sign a contract to record the complete cycle Seán, I´m not sure what happened, but what he left is glorious, especially both Ninths.

Was that with DG or EMI Pepe?

More Bartok String Quartets: Nos. 1 & 2 from the Juilliard SQ....





I quickly launched into this set almost as soon as it arrived as I wanted to compare it with the Tokyo Quartets which I had also recently purchased. So far, from what I have heard, I am preferring the Juilliard recordings.

Currently....





....wonderful!

fergus wrote:

Jose Echenique wrote: He did sign a contract to record the complete cycle Seán, I´m not sure what happened, but what he left is glorious, especially both Ninths.

Was that with DG or EMI Pepe?

Both DG dear Fergus. The first, recorded in studio was analogue, the second, recorded in the early 80´s was digital, and it was one of the first early digital recordings released ONLY on CD, I imagine to boost CD sales when the medium was new. Both superb performances of course.

Jose Echenique wrote:
He did sign a contract to record the complete cycle Seán, I´m not sure what happened....

Thank you for the above Pepe. However, what I was trying to ask [and did not ask correctly] was who contracted von Karajan to record the complete cycle; I presume that it was DG?

Currently listening to Claudio Merulo: Missa Apostolorum....

Bartok: String Quartet No. 3....

Haydn: Paukenmesse....