I have to confess that the one recording I have of the 8th Quartet is not of stellar quality, so the Diotima Quartet (who already recorded several of Del Campo's quartets) are bound to do a better job. Still, that opening movement of the 8th still feels interminable to me, which isn't helped by the lack of dynamic variation.
The 9th seems like a much more attractive piece. They've uploaded a movement to YouTube:
By the way, Del Campo did write some gorgeous music, but it's a bit "on" or "off" with him, it seems. The Fifth Quartet (which the Diotima also recorded) is a very strong work in my view, and there are a few excellent symphonic pieces from the same period as the 8th Quartet – the Straussian symphonic poem Granada being one.
The 9th seems like a much more attractive piece. They've uploaded a movement to YouTube:
By the way, Del Campo did write some gorgeous music, but it's a bit "on" or "off" with him, it seems. The Fifth Quartet (which the Diotima also recorded) is a very strong work in my view, and there are a few excellent symphonic pieces from the same period as the 8th Quartet – the Straussian symphonic poem Granada being one.