Dudok Quartet Amsterdam- Saariaho & Shostakovich (CD) Ferdinand Kavall " Across 40-plus years of

" Across 40-plus years of electronic musicianship

"Beheaded was such a quiet record out of necessity

"No Longer is a suite of six absorbing

but the lyrics don't adhere to any format other than what feels right in the moment

compared to the 8-track setup that birthed the band's catalytic 1988 debut

Dudok Quartet Amsterdam- Saariaho & Shostakovich (CD) Ferdinand Kavall " Across 40-plus years ofShostakovich regarded his 3rd String Quartet as one of his best works and initially gave each of the movements titles such as 'blithe ignorance of the future cataclysm' and 'Forces of war unleased', but then withdrew the titles shortly after completing the work. Why he did this we don't know, maybe he was wary of the Soviet authorities reading unpatriotic meanings into them. Whatever the reasons, the 3rd is a powerful statement containing the