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This is much the cheapest full-size disc that has ever come my way, and I found myself wondering just how the Average Record Buyer would react to its price. With enthusiasm? I'm horribly afraid he'd think there must be a catch in it. The belief that the more expensive a record is the better it...

FRICKER. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 20. Amadeus Quartet (Norbert Brainin, Sigmund Nissel, violins; Peter Schidlof, viola; Martin Lovett, 'cello). Argo 0 RG372: 0 ZRG5372 (12 in., 32s. 3d. plus 5s. 3d. P.T.). Recorded in association with the British Council.

Two of Haydn's very best quartets are here played with style and polish, and they are well recorded. If you want these particular works on one disc, I recommend the one under review without reservation. If you want the very best performance of the G minor, then you should go for the Amadeus (who...

Vivaldi. Concerto groaso in D minor, P.250. Scarlatti, A. Concerto No. 8 in F major. Telemann. Concerto in A minor for violin and strings. Geminlani. Concerto grosao in D minor, Op. 2, No. 3.