The Artemis Quartet pairs Brahms' intense First Quartet with his lighter-spirited Third Quartet, both works that the Artemis' cellist, Eckart Runge, describes as "remarkable and multi-faceted". He says that "Brahms marries a Romantic spirit with the structure and forms of Classicism. There is an almost symphonic approach in the writing, but at the same time the quartets are imbued with a sense of warmth, immediacy, friendship and love that is interwoven with a more spiritual, timeless beauty". Brahms: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3 / Artemis Quartet Release Date: 09/11/2015 Composer: Johannes Brahms Orchestra/Ensemble: Artemis String Quartet Quartet for Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 51 no 1 by Johannes Brahms Written: 1865-1873; Austria / Quartet for Strings no 3 in B flat major, Op. 67 by Johannes Brahms Written: 1875; Austria - Number of Discs: 1