Rubinstein quartets vol.2 will be issued by cpo on Tuesday 24 April (https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/anton-rubinstein-streichquartette-vol-2/hnum/11164016), and consists of string quartets op. 17 nos.2&3 (no.3 in F major - the others in the set are in G major and C minor - may be, I think, a first recording. Op.17 No.1 was recorded once, op.17 no.2 has been recorded one and a quarter (the slow movement separately, on acoustic, a century ago) times at least?...)
It will be nice to finally have Op. 17, #3 to fill out the first two from the Etcetera recording.
Having gone through it twice, I can give this a hearty recommendation to anyone who enjoyed the first volume or likes straightforward 19th century quartets. The Op. 17 #2 is a known quantity, but is given a fine performance here; the third quartet makes its commercial debut. It is chock-full of good tunes from beginning to end, with an exuberant finale, making for an enjoyable listening experience.
Anyway, it was good enough for me.
Thanks John. My copy is on its way.