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| | Amazon.ca: V3 Str Qrts: Music: Coull String Quartet,Roger Coull,David Curtis,Philip Gallaway,John Todd,Felix Mendelssohn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Mendelssohn, in these works, is the most "classical" composer of string quartets after Haydn and Mozart: most of the tempos are moderate to brisk, there are no extreme harmonies or rhythms, and no attempt to burst the mould of the string quartet with something radically new (a la Beethoven). |
 | | The Coull Quartet, playing mostly with restrained vibrato and moderate accentuation, avoid the usual trap of trying to "put in" too much expression, which usually results in overheated, tiring performances. |
 | | In this case, the Coulls have a persuasive grasp of Mendelssohn's intentions, and the technique to put it into practice. |
| www.amazon.ca /V3-Str-Qrts-John-Todd/dp/B000002ZRT (686 words) |
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