William Preucil – Violin; Peter Salaff – Violin; James Dunham – Viola; Paul Katz – Cello; Label – Telarc Buy The Farewell Recording HERE  

Cleveland Quartet: Donald Weilerstein – Violin Peter Salaff – Violin Martha Strongin Katz – Viola Paul Katz – Cello Toyko Quartet: Kikuei Ikeda – Violin Koichiro Hirada – Violin Kazuhide Isomura – Viola Sadao Harado – Cello Label: Rca Red Seal

The spectacular playing of the Cleveland Quartet with Meliora Quartet in Mendelssohn’s sparkling Octet, and his Quartet No. 2.

“This is the best Mozart quartet playing I have heard come out of America…” —CD Review

Donald Weilerstein – Violin Peter Salaff – Violin Martha Strongin Katz – Viola Paul Katz – Cello Barry Tuckwell – Horn Jack Brymer – Clarinet Martin Gatt – Bassoon Thomas Martin – Double Bass Label: RCA Red Seal

Donald Weilerstein – Violin Peter Salaff – Violin Atar Aarad – Viola Paul Katz – Cello Yo Yo Ma – Cello Label: CBS Records Masterworks Recorded at CBS Studios, New York

“…the group still preserves the virtues that originally attracted me: a big, warm sounds; an unfailingly probing and original approach…a good sense of musical structure, and plenty of controlled emotion.” —Fanfare

Donald Weilerstein – Violin Peter Salaff – Violin Atar Arad – Viola Paul Katz – Cello Emanuel Ax – Piano Label – RCA Red Seal