Peter Friedman

Mendelssohn - String Quartet Op.13 Chopin - 4 Scherzi

Yes, what did Paul Desmond say about Trane? And did he have anything to say about Miles or other members of Miles groups?

Op.10/1, Op.10/2 and Op.10/3

Brahms - Symphony No.2

Mozart - String Quintet K.516 Beethoven - Piano Trio Op.1/2

I visited San Antonio once a number of years ago. Went to Jim Cullum's club one evening. Enjoyed the music. R.I.P.

Op.20/5 and Op.20/6

If you have an extensive collection. I am not sure how to determine the earliest stereo recording I have without spending many hours going through an awful lot of recordings. Yes, I know to ignore the more recent ones, but that still leaves a huge number.

I agree with Soulpope that the set by the Suske Quartet is outstanding. Though I do not have the complete set by the Smetana Quartet, the Op.18 quartets by them are wonderful. Quartetto Italiano does a fine job on all the quartets. I also like the middle and late quartets by the Tokyo String Quartet which is available with excellent sound on SACD. I have a number of Beethoven String Quartets on SACD by Quartet di Cremona. The performance is first rate, and audio quality is as good as it gets.

Symphony No.1