Première (CD) de mannen van minsk expressive pauses let the music

expressive pauses let the music appear in all its significance

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risking their careers or - in the case of Dmitri Shostakovich under Stalin - even their personal freedom

Includes CD with music by Peter-Jan Wagemans

Première (CD) de mannen van minsk expressive pauses let the musicWhen we had decided to record this CD, we were unanimous in our wish that there had to be a piece by our great hero, the father of the string quartet, Joseph Haydn. How we all would have liked to have known him personally. The quartets of Haydn are so multifaceted that they offer a challenge to amateurs and professionals alike. Technically the music often appears simple, but those who look further into these pieces will find one surprise after the