by Nathan Southern
synopsis
String ensemble The Borodin Quartet (here comprised of violinist Mikhail Kopelman, violinist Andrei Abramenkov, violist Dmitri Shebalin and cellist Valentin Berlinsky) headline this 1987 classical music performance film, with interpretations of String Quartet No. 1 Op. 11 and String Quartet No. 2 Op. 22 by Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky, and String Quartet No. 3 Op. 73 and String Quartet No. 8 Op. 110 by Dmitri Shostakovich.
