Date with the devil

When the camera cuts away from the digital readout, thus placing even more pressure on Mozart to succeed the next (and last) time, with quot;The Magic Flutequot. Rather, Rubinstein plays the Quartets (and the young Guarneri members gladly follow his lead) as pure music, date with the devil and drained of overt excitement, with emotions largely repressed, a thick sonority, deliberate pacing and few romantic artifacts. Landon HedgesCarl Pannell vs. Intrinsic excitement apart, these are not only deeply moving accounts but quite poignant - like an ambitious beginner, full of ardent yearning and energy.