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Reviews of Minneapolis Guitar Quartet recordings New Works for Guitar Quartet "A winning collection of new classical pieces commissioned by this superb nylon-string ensemble. Besides sounding great in their own right, the music represented here shares common traits (virile rhythms, hyperactive antiphonal scoring and the ability to be tuneful without getting dippy) that bode well for the future of the increasingly popular four-guitar medium." Guitar Player Magazine "The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet has put together a remarkable program for its first CD. The quartet plays spectacularly together and presents itself as a very mature ensemble. Fine dynamic interplay and great expression as well as virtuosity make this CD an exceptional experience." Staccato Magazine (Germany) Over Land and Sea "With this CD, the MGQ demonstrates that it is one of the major guitar ensembles in the world... The playing on this CD is exemplary: by turns exuberant or delicate, the group always makes a strong statement." Soundboard Magazine Pictures at an Exhibition "The ensemble playing is impeccable...Every player in the ensemble plays with assurance both technically and musically...the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet has cemented its stature as one of the guitar world's foremost ensembles." Soundboard Magazine "Honestly, this is the best arrangement of these 16 movements (Pictures at an Exhibition) I have heard...While staying true to the original sense of the pieces, the Quartet brings fresh colors and lyricism...The works by Piazzolla are rendered with great sensitivity to his genius of taking traditional elements and melding them with the modern." www.minor7th.com |