On the new recording we have the opportunity to listen to two of Mozart’s chamber music masterpieces, the quartets numbers 14 and 15.
After strong recommendations for the previous Auryn/Imai Mozart string quintets recording (Audiophile Highlight in Stereo, klassik-heute recommendation, nomination for ICMA) and lots of praise for the CD version of this recording there is not a lot to say.
Every magical detail of the interaction between Matthias Lingenfelder, Jens Oppermann, Stewart Eaton und Andreas Arndt becomes clear.
An ambitious multichannel recording is no high tech version of stereo, for many listeners it is equal to a live concert.
Here is the Andante Cantabile from Mozart’s Quartet KV 387:
