Editorial Reviews : The Emersons offer one of the very best accounts of the popular American Quartet on disc. It is dramatic, exuberant, persuasive, and right to the point--a well-paced reading full of ravishing details (like the dueting of the violins in the slow movement) that has been beautifully recorded. Originally made for Book-of-the-Month Club in 1984, the recording was later picked up by DG and first released in the U.S. in 1990. For this reissue, it has been coupled with equally well-played accounts of quartets by Borodin and Tchaikovsky, which makes for an especially well-filled CD. --Ted Libbey
Buyer Reviews : It should be no surprise that one of the worlds greatest quartets could come up with a recording this great. The Dvorak is very well done, with the tempi and phrasing executed with clarity. The fourth mvt. is espesically impressive and holds your attention all the way to the breath-taking finale. The Tchaikovsky and Borodin are also very well done, the first mvt. of the Tchaikovsky being the absolute best I've heard anywhere. This recording represents some of the very best in chamber music compositions (too bad it did not include a nice Beethoven Quartet also) and is definately worth listening to.
