Mozart

With their first item, a Mozart quartet, it was singularly astonishing to experience the players' superb skill and imagination in infusing the work with all the subtle finger sliding phrases and nuances of the romantic school— not originally intended by the composer.

Let's face it. mozart is not a romantic either by period or inclination; grace, finesses tragedy. Yes—but never a trace of sentimental emotionalism. I do not wish the reader to think I wear blinkers. Romantic music can be exceptionally good in its own right but to redesign in romantic style a classical composer's directions is too much like eating steak, eggs, and iced nutty-cake off the same plate.