The Chiara String Quartet

Commentary: Top Classical Recordings of 2016

I make no claims to have listened to everything released in 2016; here are my picks for the top classical recordings of the year.

The Chiara Quartet has recorded a series of gritty, compelling takes on Bartók’s seminal group of quartets.

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