You might suspect that after more than three decades together, the men of the Emerson String Quartet — violinists Philip Setzer and Eugene Drucker, who alternate their chairs, violist Lawrence Dutton ...

Mozart’s autograph manuscripts reveal he prioritised the practical considerations of performance over compositional authority, according to a musicologist from the University of Sheffield. Mozart’s ...

When I first heard the Verus String Quartet, it was at the ARD International Music Competition in 2008, where the then-two year old ensemble had impressed me throughout – especially with their ...

Mozart’s “Dissonance” Quartet in C major, so nicknamed because of the clashing harmonies in the slow introduction, takes top billing here, but it is the D minor, also from the “Haydn” set, that leaps ...

The Schumann Quartet – not named after Robert but after the three brothers who are its violinists and cellist – bring a distinctive style to this varied programme. Their bold, forthright manner puts ...

The Jerusalem Quartet adopts what you might call a full-on approach to Mozart. The tone is luscious and anything but vibrato shy. The speeds are unpressured, and the players like to convey the way ...