This 10 cd box set presents the current line up of the gewandhaus quartett, which according to classictoday belongs quite rightly, to the world's leading quartet ensembles, with their award winning recording of the complete beethoven string quartets'. '.strtoupper('t')he leipzig gewandhaus quartett is the world's oldest ensemble of its kind'. '.strtoupper('s')hortly after its foundation in 1808 by heinrich august matthä the former leader of the gewandhaus orchestra, the ensemble established itself as a permanent part of the leipzig concert scene'. '.strtoupper('d')uring its history the ensemble has played with such important composers and musicians as clara schumann, johannes brahms, edvard grieg and arthur nikisch'. '.strtoupper('t')his tradition is still kept alive today, and the gewandhaus quartett works regularly with internationally renowned artists such as yo yo ma, menahem pressler, and sabine meyer'. '.strtoupper('