Scott Peterson:
>I have the Borodin String Quartet's version of the Shostakovich string
>quartet cycle and love it. I recently found a great price on the Emerson
>String Quartet's version, however, and was wondering if anyone has heard
>it. Is it worth picking up on sale as an addition to the Borodins?
I have both. I may be in a minority, but I prefer the Emersons. The
Borodins seem too ponderous to me. Also, did the Borodins record all the
quartets, or did they stop at No. 12?
Actually, better than both are the individual recordings by the Beethoven
Quartet. Less heavy than the Borodins, more insightful than the Emersons.
Steve Schwartz