The String Quartet - the quintessential contrapuntal medium?

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String Quartets (Complete)/Aeolian Quartet
1.  String Quartets (Complete)/Aeolian Quartet by Joseph Haydn
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Mozart: Complete Edition Box 7: String Quartets, Quintets (11 CDs)
2.  Mozart: Complete Edition Box 7: String Quartets, Quintets (11 CDs) by Quartetto Italiano
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Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (10 CDs)
3.  Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (10 CDs) by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Schubert: The Last Four Quartets - Death and the Maiden etc.
4.  Schubert: The Last Four Quartets - Death and the Maiden etc. by Franz Schubert
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Debussy:Ravel:St Qts
5.  Debussy:Ravel:St Qts by Claude Debussy
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Schoenberg: Complete String Quartets 1, 2, 3, 4
6.  Schoenberg: Complete String Quartets 1, 2, 3, 4 by Arnold Schoenberg
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Bartók: The String Quartets (2 CDs)
7.  Bartók: The String Quartets (2 CDs) by Takács Quartet
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Shostakovich: The String Quartets
8.  Shostakovich: The String Quartets by Dmitry Shostakovich
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String Quartet (Kronos Quartet)
9.  String Quartet (Kronos Quartet) by Witold Lutoslawski
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Tippett - String Quartets
10.  Tippett - String Quartets by Michael Tippett
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Ligeti: String Quartets & Duets
11.  Ligeti: String Quartets & Duets by Gyorgy Ligeti
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Carter - String Quartets Nos 1 - 4; Elegy
12.  Carter - String Quartets Nos 1 - 4; Elegy by Elliott Carter
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Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows
13.  Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows by Harrison Birtwistle
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Tan Dun: Ghost Opera
14.  Tan Dun: Ghost Opera by Tan Dun
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