Quartet "Rasumovsky". Masterpieces of the Viennese Classics.

It seems to me that we should not now begin a conversation about the grandeur of music by Haydn and Beethoven. Too much has already been said and written. And what you need to do – is just to listen. In the end, knowledge of, for example, in what age Beethoven lost his hearing should not influence perception of his music. Everything should be simple and honest – either it touches your soul, or not. Even the very name of a composer, I think, should not influence attitude to music. The thing is not the authority, but in beauty – either you feel it, or play another disk. However, I have the suspicion that, having heard performance by the "Rozumovsky" quartet, you will not want to change the disk that soon. It is pleasant when good music is also performed well. The more pleasant it is when they play perfectly – and "Rozumovsky", it seems, deserves no reproach. In the end, the name does oblige – though not the audience, but the performer. To keep pace. This quartet has the name that just obligates to keep pace and be at a high level – and it keeps it strictly. I note here that one can make very thorough acquaintance with history of the quartet, and the music that it performs from the booklet – it is an interesting story indeed. And – no more words. Let the music play.