What is the best Romantic period classical quartet music?

14 in C♯ minor, Op. 131 (completed in 1826, so an example of early Romanticism) is the flagship string quartet of the era. Leonard Bernstein, the prolific American conductor-composer who made many hundreds of recordings, said in his last interview that his two favorite recordings (that he made) were Beethoven Op. read more

For the classical period, instead of "classical music" in general, you're talking about Mozart, Haydn, and early Beethoven. (Late Beethoven is mostly considered Romantic). I'd suggest trying out Haydn's String Quartets. read more