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This recording of Beethoven's early string quartets marks the beginning of the end for the Cypress String Quartet. After 20 years, they've decided to disband.

On encountering the rich culture of Sephardic Jews, the Cavatina Duo decided to take a musical sojourn in celebration of that culture's music. The result is 'Sephardic Journey.'

Violinist Caroline Goulding has always loved collaborating with other artists her own age. Now, she and pianist Danae Doerken have collaborated on a new album featuring the music of Georges Enescu, Robert Schumann and Antonin Dvořák.

Forty years into its career, the Emerson String Quartet is still going strong. Its creative output is thoroughly documented in a new, 52-CD box set of recordings on Deutsche Grammophon.

Since Thierry Fischer accepted the full-time post of music director in 2011, the Utah Symphony has commissioned at least six new works, three of which appear on its new recording, 'Dawn to Dust.'

The inventive quartet Salut Salon create most of their own arrangements on their new album, 'Carnival Fantasy.' The music is enhanced by a zoological theme. Enter for a chance to own the new CD.

Pianist Anna Shelest was born in Ukraine. She moved to the United States when she was 15, but Sergei Prokofiev remains one of her favorite composers. 'As the first composer I loved listening to, there's a little bit of that sentiment of feeling like a kid again when I play his music,' Shelest says. Hear about her new recording of two Prokofiev piano concertos, and enter for a chance to own a copy of the CD.

Deutsche Grammophon has released a 22-CD set containing the greatest recordings of violinist/violist/conductor, Pinchas Zukerman. Hear Julie Amacher's interview with Zukerman.

The Silk Road Ensemble, created 16 years ago by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, is a multicultural family of musicians. Its latest collaboration, 'Sing Me Home,' features music that tells unique stories of home, in the many ways it can be defined.

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has recorded the complete solo piano music of 20th-century French composer Erik Satie. The box set was recently re-issued to mark Satie's 150th birth anniversary.