Claves is pleased to offer new recording of Brahms’ demanding three string quartets as performed by the quartet Sine Nomine. In addition to the technical demands that fill these compositions, the performers are also confronted with a long tradition of Brahms’ interpretations extending from the legendary Busch Quartet to the most famous ensembles from after the war.

The quartet Sine Nomine’s performance foregoes the usual massive sonorities associated with these works in favor of a more discriminating, transparent interpretation, doing justice to both the beauty and the depths of Brahms’ masterpieces.