[ Teldec / 2 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Saturday 21 August 1993
Established in Moscow in 1945, and still performing today, the Borodin Quartet sustains a distinctive tradition in the interpretation of Russian chamber music. Over the decades its members - all trained at the Moscow Conservatory - have inevitably changed, but the ensemble's identity has remained cohesive, its philosophy and aesthetic embodying an entire musical culture.
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet movement in B flat major (1865)
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 22
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30