THE Czech group, the Wihan Quartet, having moved from their complete Beethoven String Quartet cycle on to the string quartets of Dvorak, now turn their attention to Schubert with a fascinating disc of ...
Fitting Schubert's heavenly string ­quintet and the final two quartets, all substantial works, on to just two discs is quite a feat, but the price to be paid is that the G major quartet is awkwardly ...
The Wihan Quartet open Schubert's last string quartet with a strong emphasis on its monumentality. They are sure and steady, and sometimes broaden their slowish tempo even further. The 22-minute- long ...