Violinists Alejandro Carreño and Boris Suaréz, violist Ismel Campos and cellist Aimon Mata breathe new life into three gems of the string quartet repertoire, performed with the perfect balance of classical refinement and South American panache.
The SBSQ comprises key players of DG exclusive recording artist Gustavo Dudamel’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. This is a debut recording that musically and thematically reflects the young ensemble’s extraordinary story and progressive pursuits.
This is DG’s first recording of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera’s particularly difficult 1948 String Quartet no. 1, inspired by the vivacious dance rhythms of his homeland
Shostakovich’s deeply personal String Quartet no. 8 is dedicated “to the victims of fascism and war,” a theme which particularly speaks to the SBSQ
In another DG first, the SBSQ adds South American flavour to the “American” String Quartet, one of Dvorák’s celebrations of his visit to the New World

“[the Dvorak demonstrates] slick ensemble work, a good level of technical ability - and the performance has some nice moments of colour and tone...Shostakovich's Eight Quartet receives a much better performance. Individual playing is more compelling and the music is pushed to expressive extremes without becoming overbearing.” International Record Review