Just over a year ago, the Isidore String Quartet wowed our Banff International String Quartet Competition audiences to their feet after their outstanding performance of Haydn and took home first prize. Since then, they’ve been awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, collaborated with world-renowned musicians, and continue to receive vast praise from media near and far. Grab your favourite fall sip and enjoy Isidore's stunning Rolston Session performance of Brahms’ String Quartet No. 2 in A minor O

Johannes Brahms composed his String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36, in 1864–65. Along with his B-flat Sextet (written five years earlier), this expansive work helped establish the string sextet as a major genre in chamber music. Dedicated to the violinist Joseph Joachim—Brahms's close friend and collaborator—the piece reflects a deep artistic partnership that shaped so much of Brahms's string music. This 2016 CMS performance from the Rose Studio features the Schumann Quartet (Erik Schumann, Ken