Since you are interested in String Quartets Nos 1, 2 & 3, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BEETHOVEN
String Quartets Vol. 6 Borodin Quartet [ Chandos / 3 CD - released 5/Mar/2006 ] "For my money the best set of Beethoven quartets ever produced. No matter who else you like, you must have this one, too. I’m sorry if I am boring you with superlatives, but I call ‘em as I see ‘em. Buy this set; you’ll thank me." (MusicWeb) |
BEETHOVEN
String Quartets,Volume 4 (String Quartet, Op. 127 in E flat major & String Quartet, Op. 132 in A minor) Borodin Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/2005 ] "Here is an entirely new and brilliantly revelatory look - dramatic, humanistic, lyrical, ingratiating - at these familiar works in excellent new sound." (MusicWeb) |
BEETHOVEN
String Quartets,Volume 3 (Includes Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 in B flat major) Borodin String Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] Beethoven's quartets contain some of the greatest, most enigmatic music ever written. They have been subjected to the closest scrutiny by the world's leading musicologists in an effort to ascertain exactly what the composer's intentions were when he... |
BEETHOVEN
String Quartets, Vol 2 (String Quartet, Op. 59 No. 2; String Quartet, Op. 74 'Harp') Borodin String Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 'This redoubtable Russian group plays with all the powerful, focused tone you'd expect and brings out the entire wealth of Beethoven's colour in these fiery performances.' Classic FM Magazine |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Quartets, volume 1 (Nos 7 & 9 Op 59) Borodin String Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] Chandos is proud to present the first in its series of complete Beethoven String Quartets. The quartets, containing some of the greatest, most enigmatic music ever written, are in the capable hands of one of the world's finest ensembles. |
McEWEN
String Quartets Nos 3, 6 & 13 Chilingirian Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] 'The Chilingirian Quartet does McEwen proud. Production values too, are first-rate, with Snape Maltings' acoustic lending an agreeable bloom to proceedings. A hearty recommendation.' (Gramophone) |
McEWEN
String Quartets, Vol. 3 Chilingirian Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] 'From the French flavours of No. 8 to the Scottish stylings of No. 15, this is interwar British music at its very best: breathing native tradition but fully aware of Continental developments... beautifully played by the Chilingirians.' Independent |
WALTON
String Quartets Doric String Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Mar/2011 ] This new release represents one of the comparatively rare recordings of the highly attractive string quartets by William Walton, one of England's finest composers. The works are performed by the Doric String Quartet, exclusive Chandos artists and... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: String Quartet / Piano Quintet Ian Bron (piano) / Sorrel Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Apr/2001 ] 'This is exciting playing of the highest order, always touchingly involved, and above all, deeply committed. I thoroughly recommend the disc'. - Elgar Society Journal |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Complete Works for Clarinet Janet Hilton (clarinet) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi / Lindsay String Quartet / Keith Swallow (piano) [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] 'Janet Hilton's is a very fine performance. The slow movements are ruminative and beautifully played.' Fanfare |