my reason for not having posted much in this thread over the past week or so is because quite simply, I have been engrossed in two box sets, which have some similarities. I have been finishing off my brief survey of Mozart's SQs and becoming more acquainted with Schubert's PSs, the first works in my 2013 pledge:
of course, the later Mozart SQs, like the later Schubert PSs are oft recorded and considered as masterpieces of their respective genres, but both these box sets encompass the full body of works, including the efforts of their teenage years... as a consequence, the full surveys are very interesting, in terms of how we see the mediums of SQ and PS develop as they mature, culminating in the masterful Prussians and D960 respectively.... for me, this has once again been a very rewarding experience.
