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Conversations about string quartets, Ádám Fischer, recording and orchestral performances.
The linked articles and interviews are in Hungarian. Their titles are translated below; the original publications are unchanged.
The article traces the Accord Quartet’s long collaboration with Iván Erőd, from the Hungarian premiere of his Third Quartet to the recording of all three quartets. The sessions took place at Vienna’s Mozarthaus in spring 2018 at the composer’s invitation.
Read moreThis interview explores the connection between chamber-music thinking and the role of concertmaster. Péter Mező discusses his early years with Danubia, the challenges of Mendelssohn’s Octet and shared decisions within the Accord Quartet.
Read moreGramofon reviews the recording by Csaba Szabó, the Accord Quartet and Dávid Simon. In a programme ranging from Vivaldi to Bartók and Fauré, the reviewer highlights instrumental accomplishment and the enjoyment of playing.
Read moreTamás Várkonyi asks Péter Mező about the Accord Quartet’s studies in Basel and concert series in Budapest. Prompted by the KLASSZ scholarship, the interview connects advanced study, regular rehearsal and independent programming.
Read morePéter Varga examines the Accord Quartet’s 2008 performance of Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade and Beethoven’s Op. 132 quartet. His review focuses on unified tone production, speech-like phrasing and a shared musical conception.
Read moreThis early profile of the Accord Quartet focuses on shared decisions and the conditions for sustained ensemble playing. It discusses study in Madrid, Sándor Devich’s guidance and contact with audiences in unconventional concert venues.
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