{"product_id":"borodin-string-quartet-no-2-smetana-string-quartet-no-1","title":"Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 \/ Smetana: String Quartet No. 1","description":"Amazon.com\n\nThis disc has some wonderful compositions to recommend it, but not much else. The Takács Quartet plays both of these emotionally outgoing romantic pieces with more caution than fervor, sinking them as listening experiences. They are recorded in an overresonant acoustic, which probably removes some of the rhythmic emphasis from the playing, although there obviously wasn't enough in the first place. Under the circumstances it would be churlish to complain that there was plenty of room on this 52-minute disc for another piece of music. The Borodin Quartet is much better played by the Emerson Quartet (Deutsche Grammophon 427 618-2), Smetana by the Panocha Quartet (Supraphon 11 1514-2). --Leslie Gerber\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00000429F\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B00000429F.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Alexander Borodin|Bedrich Smetana|Takacs Quartet\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41448581988410,"sku":"DBV.B00000429F.G","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00000429F-0.jpg?v=1780858949","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/borodin-string-quartet-no-2-smetana-string-quartet-no-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}