The Quartet was founded out of a shared desire to explore the great chamber music repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries, with a historically informed approach and a particular focus on the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, among the most distinguished composers of the genre.
The Quartet also regularly engages with the Romantic repertoire and pays special attention to works by contemporary composers written specifically for period instruments or inspired by classical performance practice.
The Quartet performs on copies of historical instruments, using bows appropriate to the period in which each work was composed and, whenever possible, consulting autograph manuscripts or first editions. Particular interest is devoted to lesser-known composers and to unpublished or recently rediscovered scores.
In this spirit, Urania Records released the complete string quartets of the Como-born composer Francesco Pasquale Ricci in November 2020 as a world-premiere recording. Likewise, in June 2026, Arcana released the complete recording of Beethoven’s Six Anhang 2 Quartets, also as a world premiere.
The Quartet’s musical vision has been shaped through the guidance and inspiration of renowned musicians and teachers, including H. Beyerle, A. Moccia, the Quartetto di Cremona, and C. Coin.
The Quartet’s artistic journey has also led it to pay tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach: its name is inspired by Bach’s keyboard work Aria Variata alla Maniera Italiana in A minor, BWV 989.
Based in Como, the Quartet is a member of the Le Dimore del Quartetto network.
In June 2025, the Quartet was named “Ensemble of the Year” by the prestigious Fondo Morosini per la Cultura e per la Musica.


