The Quartetto di Cremona has established a reputation as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles on the international stage. With his G minor String Quartet, Claude Debussy brought his impressionistic sense to a novel medium, inspiring generations of composers to create beautiful, new string quartet sonorities. Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov has taken up the mantle, combining folk sounds and an imaginative palette to write music that sings and sighs. But few have been as inventive as Ludwig van Beethoven, whose A minor String Quartet is full of shocking yet moving sonic ventures.