Rianne Stam inquired:

>After acquiring a bargain Solti Ring from them, German mail order source
>Zweitausendeins have sent me folders with more of those attractive offers,
>among which are the complete Dvorak string quartets performed by the
>Stamitz Quartet (Bayer Records): 10 CDs for DM 100 ($ 50 approx.).  Is
>this a good overall quality set or sould I look elsewhere? If not, are all
>these quartets really worth hearing or would I be equally happy with a
>selection of the best?

Over the past year, I've picked up several Bayer discs of chamber music,
drastically reduced at the discount section of a local store, and I think
they are excellent.  I think that the performances by groups unknown to
me and the sound quality are top-notch.  I've never heard of the Stamitz
Quartet (although there is a lot I haven't heard or heard of), but if were
you, Rianne, based on the level of production alone, I would snap it up.

BTW, do any members know of the general availability of Bayer in the US?

Ron Chaplin