Doric String Quartet

The Doric Disses Haydn’s Op. 33

David Hurwitz

Listening to these quartets was an education of sorts. Recently, I added a video to my YouTube channel listing my Haydn “ideal” quartet cycle, with

Gardner’s Elgar 1 Better Than 2

David Hurwitz

Rare are the conductors who do equally well by Elgar’s two symphonies. Edward Gardner is a case in point. His version of the Second Symphony

Brett Dean’s String Quartets Plus

Jed Distler

Australian composer Brett Dean’s long professional life as a violist (he served 14 years in the Berlin Philharmonic) surely explains the highly refined mastery with

Korngold: String Quartets/Doric Quartet

David Hurwitz

There’s very little competition for this music, which is a shame because these are excellent quartets. It’s really very remarkable how Korngold uses timbre to