The Lenox Quartet play Beethoven

From a Dover LP, HCR 5240, we have the Lenox Quartet performing Beethoven's quartets op 18, no 1 and op 59, no 3.  Admittedly I know little of this ensemble other then it was at least the second time a quartet was formed under the Lenox name. The musicians in this particular incarnation came from the Pittsburgh Symphony and they played for around 10 years together, as the Lenox Quartet, from the the early 60's to early 70's. They are:

Peter Marsh, Theodora Manta, violins
Paul Hersh, viola
Donald McCall, cello

These performances are freshly free of mannerisms and the musicians let the music speak for itself. Though the ensemble does not have a particularly strong interpretive profile, I do find their approach appropriate and musically satisfying. I believe these performances are a good antidote to more well known ensembles that tend to take a more willful approach towards interpretive practices.

This recording was released in 1964.

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