Quintet and Quartet – Modigliani / Neuburger

Although the wait has been a long one (a lifetime!), the result lives up to expectations as the audience gives a standing ovation to César Franck’s long-awaited String Quartet, premiered six months before his death. The influence of Romantic masters is evident: Brahms, Beethoven, and even Mendelssohn in a Scherzo with a fantastical air.