Art is communication. When I write music, I aim for it to be heard and understood. Therefore I have to make use of a language that is at the very least understandable by a fairly large number of people. [...] Originality of language at all costs is the enemy of communication. With these words, the Hungarian-born composer Iv�n Er�d in 1968 renounced an umcompromising avant-garde and therefore a restriction to new compositional techniques such as serial music or dodecaphony. On the other hand, Er�d's works clearly show a processing of these and more tonal trends, which are wonderfully combined with influences by B�la Bartok or Johannes Brahms. The Accord Quartet from Budapest breathes the spirit of this diversified music and presents as their debut album of the three string quartets by Iv�n Er�d.