Don Satz wrote:

>...as for the Simpson discs - there's always tomorrow.
>
>I will likely select the 1st quartet initially and work up.  I'm a
>straight line guy.

A very good strategy.  The first three are the easiest to get a handle on.
No 1 is very fine, with a great first movement, topped by a tense second
movement with a delightfully relaxed end (the clarinet quintet from 1968
ends with a similar kind of joyful whimsey).

Best wishes
Andy Jackson