Don Satz wrote: >I decided to buy a couple of chamber music cds for car listening and >opted for two Naxos discs of Dvorak string quartets performed by the >Vlach Quartet Prague (opus 61 & 80 - 51 & 105). . . . I'm glad to have your high opinion of the Dvorak. Naxos can be a great help to the pocketbook when an entire cycle is so well done. May I also recommend the Haydn quartets. This cycle by The Kodaly Quartet is wonderfully musical and a big favorite of mine. The Shostakovich has also gotten excellent reviews, though I haven't heard them. What about Beethoven? I think the Kodaly has released just a couple, but I haven't kept track. Anyone have an opinion so far? Making the leap from Haydn to Beethoven with equal success would be quite a feat. Philip Haldeman [log in to unmask]