At last! The George Rochberg string quartets nos. 3-6, called the 'Concord Quartets' in honor of their dedicatees, the Concord String Quartet, are finally released in CD format on Nonesuch 80551-2. The third, mentioned occasionally in these precincts, is the one with which Rochberg turned his back on dodecaphonic music and began using eclectic styles coexisting in the same work. Its premiere on May 15, 1972 was a cause celebre. The LP of the third released shortly afterward was a best-seller. (Its adagio is frankly one of my favorite quartet movements.) When the Concord played all three quartets in a concert in 1979, Leonard Bernstein embraced the composer in a bear hug and called them masterpieces. So, heads up, Listers. This is a must have for lovers of modern quartets. Scott Morrison