Atari: Best String Quartets?

Atari 02.08.17	alright sput, what are your favorite string quartets? I really like these but don't feel like I've heard enough yet to declare what my favorites are
Gwyn. 02.08.17	Arditti string quartet
Gwyn. 02.08.17	The Alban Berg Quartett did some amazing interpretations of Schubert's music too, you should check them out if you haven't
Atari 02.08.17	thanks man. alban berg quartet sounds familiar but pretty sure I haven't heard Arditti string quartet. if you have any specific pieces that'd be swell too
Gwyn. 02.08.17	I actually uploaded a full Alban Berg Quartett interpretation of Schubert's "Rosamunde" on youtube, you can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K351DNoQdqY As for the Arditti Quartet, it depends, their work is typically far more esoteric and challenging than anything you'll find on this list so I'm not sure if they'd be to your taste, but I'm personally a huge fan of their work with Iannis Xenakis' (The best classical composer of the 20th century, in my opinion) compositions, here's one of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OAAJvaKx5c For something somewhat less intimidating, you could listen to some of their work for Schoenberg's quartets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrQo5CbiJ5c
Shadowmire 02.08.17	Beethoven's 14th, Schoenberg's 4th, Bartok's 6th, Shostakovich's 15th
DrMaximus 02.08.17	Check Keller Quartet's interpretation of Art of Fugue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OauCOGBRoQ
zaruyache 02.08.17	kronos quartet are kinda well-known.
Atari 02.08.17	@gwyn, I'm opening to anything. will take a look at those youtube videos. cheers for the additional recs fellas
TVC15 02.08.17	Kronos quartet [2]
Sinternet 02.08.17	old music for nerds don't care
Greem 02.08.17	Beethoven - Last Quartets (12-16) Debussy - SQ in G minor Shostakovich - 6,8,14,15 Gorecki - 3
Greem 02.08.17	also check "Aheym" by Bryce Dessner
zaruyache 02.08.17	"music for nerds" ratings (6721) wah, NERD
voltairesangryglove 02.08.17	>implying chinternet's actually heard all of those albums
Atari 02.08.17	Sin regina spektor starting playing classical music including Chopin at a really young age on the piano, a ton of her playing is inspired by the old geezers you speak of ;) let that sink in for a minute
Zig 02.08.17	Shostakovitch - No. 8; Debussy - SQ in G minor, Op. 10; Webern - SQ, Op. 28; Schoenberg - No. 3. (if you're into atonal stuff) Earle Brown's SQ, John Cage's SQ in four parts, also like these two, but John Zorn's The String Quartets is total madness.
TheEnigma 02.08.17	Thought for sure some idiot would have said Apocalyptica by now.
Atari 02.08.17	cheers Ziguvan
DrMaximus 02.09.17	Looks like you're the idiot, enigma :p
TheEnigma 02.09.17	I guess I am.
ZippaThaRippa 02.09.17	Apocalyptica
TheEnigma 02.09.17	^ Idiot