Attacca Quartet
Taken together, the selections on Attacca Quartet’s latest release is something of a meditation on the human condition.
This album manages to impressively realize the depth and versatility of John Adams’s music for string quartet. It also announces the arrival of a phenomenal ensemble that plays with a mix of maturity, adventure, and musical insight: this is a group to follow closely and cheer.
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