The Borodin Quartet performs Tchaikovsky's String Quartet no.1 op.11 & no.2 op.22, followed by Shostakovich's String Quartets no.3 op.73 & no.8 op.110. Recorded at the Henry Wood Hall, London, 7-9 October 1987
Mikhail Kopelman, violin
Andrei Abramenkov, violin
Dmitry Shebalin, viola
Valentin Berlinsky, cello
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