Sam Pawlett wrote:

>So far in my short time on this list, I haven't heard Zino Francescatti or
>the Manhatten String Quartet mentioned.  Any opinions on these artists?
>especially the Manhatten's Shostakovich cycle.

Francescatti's 2-CD album on Sony Masterworks Heritage is one of my
favorite violin concertos sets.  ZF is elegant, has marvelous sound and
technique and plays everything with noble simplicity.  And seems to like
what he plays.  A great artist.

Krzysztof Lorentz
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