Scott Peterson at [log in to unmask] wrote:

>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 think so, braod boned and powerful playing throughout the cycle, which
could only be made better by hearing them live and watching the
communication between the members.

Stirling Newberry <[log in to unmask]>