Tchaikovsky, String Quartet No.2, op.22

Recorded in 1987, this program features the Borodin Quartet of Moscow. Founded in 1946, it concertized until 1955 under the name of Moscow Philharmonic Quartet. The ensemble is celebrated not only for its performances of Tchaikovsky but also, and especially, for its interpretations of Shostakovitch's quartets. All of them have been recorded by the ensemble. The Borodin Quartet has frequently performed with Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Leonid Kogan, David Oistrakh and Heinrich Neuhaus.