Complete String Quartets Volume 5 (Nos 5 & 15)

'The superlative Sorrel Quartet have now recorded 13 of Shostakovich's 15 string quartets. They are up against formidable competition, but their playing and their understanding of the music equals that of their international rivals... a superb performance, recorded in Snape Maltings.'
- BBC Music Magazine

The members of the Sorrel Quartet have an unassailable claim to authenticity in their interpretation of these works.They were coached by the late Rostislav Dubinsky, founder member and leader of the Borodin Quartet, an ensemble closely connected with Shostakovich. For many, the Borodin Quartet remains to this day the definitive interpreter of Shostakovich's chamber works, but the Sorrel's survey, with the benefit of 24-bit sound, captures the same fierce intensity and tender lyricism of the Borodin's benchmark recordings.