6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Why isn't Wolf more popular?, June 9, 2005
This review is from: String Quartet in D Minor / Italian Serenade (Audio CD)
I don't care what his daddy said, or who influenced him - this CD by the 10 star Fine Arts Quartet is a tour de force - and the reviewer is absolutely right-on with his "Schubert/Tristan and Isolde" comment.
There are so many delicate nuances and innuendoes in each piece that giving a professional opinion is ridiculous. I believe Wolf does the same thing as Schubert and Mahler: pushes us beyond where we're willing to go - beyond the comfort zone into something dangerous to the preconceptions of our ear...those long, relentlessly beautiful passages with a kind of mesmerizing stillness. This is more than what we've been taught to expect from chamber music, and the Fine Arts Quartet is absolutely into it with extraordinary skill and a grand capacity to put us into the heart of this gifted and troubled composer.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
