Shostakovich Complete String Quartets

Outstanding Shostakovich from the Mandelring - In this second volume of Shostakovich's quartets, the Mandelring Quartet makes it abundantly clear that it is building one of the outstanding cycles... — The Strad More…

These are wonderful performances. The Mandelring Quartet don’t overplay the savagery and shocks - their approach is lyrical, sane and effortlessly musical. They can deploy the big guns when... — The Arts Desk, 30th April 2011 More…