Introduction 5 The Emerson String Quartet 6 The American String Quartet 18 The Juilliard String Quartet 28 The Tokyo String Quartet 44 The Borodin String Quartet 58 The Manhattan String Quartet 68 The St. Petersburg String Quartet 82 The Mendelssohn String Quartet 90 The Orion String Quartet 102 The Guarneri String Quartet 112 The Mandeiring String Quartet 122 About the Author 127