This year marks the final season of the Emerson String Quartet. The multi-Grammy Award®-winning Emerson String Quartet has, since its founding in 1976, bestrode the classical music world as one of the most dynamic and polished chamber ensembles. To celebrate their legacy, Deutsche Grammophon are reissuing the complete Shostakovich String Quartets in a new 5-CD capbox. Winner of two Grammy® Awards: Best Chamber Music Performance (2000) & Best Classical Music. Performance (2000) and one Gramophone Award (2000: Quartets Nos. 1–15). CD 1 String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 3 CD 2 String Quartets Nos. 4, 5 & 6 CD 3 String Quartets Nos. 7, 8, 9 & 10 CD 4 Adagio & Allegretto for String Quartet / String Quartets Nos. 11, 12 & 13 CD 5 String Quartets Nos. 14 & 15
