Johan van Veen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>No, they [Salomon Quartet] are not. I have heard almost all of their
>recordings, and they have had the advantage of being one of the first
>string quartets to play on period instruments. But they have been
>overshadowed completely by other quartets, in particular the Quatuor
>Mosaiques, but also by the Festetics Quartet.
Well, when I first heard the Salomon Quartet's Op. 71 I was so thrilled
with the sound and the playing that I nearly swore off modern instrument
performances. I've enjoyed every recording of theirs I've heard. Now, I
admit to never having heard the Mosaiques (but I've seen how expensive
their disks are). I'm definitely intrigued...
-Matthew Huston