The feverish unease that pervades these late Schubert works, with their ambiguous shifts from major to minor, tremolo triplets and searing outbursts, is perfectly captured by the excellent Doric ...

The Wihan Quartet open Schubert's last string quartet with a strong emphasis on its monumentality. They are sure and steady, and sometimes broaden their slowish tempo even further. The 22-minute- long ...

Emily MacGregor chooses her favourite recording of Shostakovich's String Quartet No 8 in C minor. Written at white heat in just three days, Shostakovich's Eighth String Quartet is also his most ...

Joseph Haydn was one of those guys who got better with age. Most of his peers among the great composers wrote great music throughout their careers. But the "Father of the String Quartet" grew, piece ...

What’s in a string quartet? The members of Enso tell all. Or…some. They tell a good deal, let’s say. The Enso String Quartet is Maureen Nelson (violin), Ken Hamao (violin), Richard Belcher (cello), ...