Germany's Minguet Quartett -- violinists Ulrich Isfort and Annette Reisinger, violist Aroa Sorin, and cellist Matthias Diener -- divides its performances and recordings between Romantic (and occasionally Classical-period) and contemporary repertory. The quartet's recording career has intersected with boutique, sonically sophisticated German labels.
The Minguet Quartett (or Quartet) was founded in 1988. The quartet's name comes from that of the Spanish composer, musicologist, engraver, and musical philosopher Pablo Minguet y Yrol, an intriguing figure who advocated the diffusi...