The ensemble’s Beethoven Cycle, an early start to the 2027 Beethoven anniversary celebrations, is built on the foundations of decades of experience, including that of recording the complete works, a landmark achievement hailed by Gramophone for preserving ‘a vast recreative experience that harks back to the untrammelled foresight of the Busch Quartet at its best – but reconsidered and revitalised. Yes, it’s that good.’