Transcendence

When a set of instruments is perfectly matched, their voices reinforce one another and the sound blossoms into deeply-moving, room-filling warmth. This Emmy-winning Blu-ray production attempts to capture that sound. Here are the instruments Fulton thought to be the best combination from all the instruments in his collection: 1st Violin: Antonio Stradivari, 1715, Baron Knoop — 2nd Violin: Pietro Guarneri, Mantua, 1698, Shapiro — Viola: Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, 1676, Landau — Cello: Antonio Stradivari, 1713, Bass of Spain. These were used by the Miró Quartet to make this superlative recording of the great Schubert string quartet, in G major, D. 887. Also, this Blu-ray production has a wealth of extra features about the great Schubert quartet, the quartet members, the recording process, and the instruments used.