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The Fitzwilliam Quartet first drew international acclaim because of its performances and recordings from the 15 string quartets of Shostakovich. Having fulfilled the composer in his last years, the Fitzwilliam players became instrumental in attaining money for the Shostakovich quartets, getting the first ever to record them full (in a …

With a reasonably even balance of mainstream and contemporary repertory, the Tippett Quartet were able to forge a reputation among the finest string quartets through the U.K. Having said that, its recorded result has decidedly preferred British modern music, specially the functions of Stephen Dodgson, Cecilia McDowall, Howard Goodall, and …

The Shanghai Quartet distinguishes itself from another energetic string quartet in its multicultural method of repertory and performance, in its seemingly ubiquitous presence within an selection of media — concert, recording, television, radio, film — and in the assorted collection of guest artists with whom they have performed: Yo-Yo Ma, …