Spain's Cuarteto Casals started out ambitious and has only grown more so over its two decades of existence. The quartet has equally cultivated central Classical and Romantic works, especially the quartets of Beethoven, Spanish repertory, and newly commissioned contemporary pieces. Named for cellist Pablo Casals, the quartet was formed in 1997 at the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid. The members -- first violinist Vera Martínez Mehner, second violinist Abel Tomàs, violist Jonathan Brown, and cellist Arnau Tomas -- were students of Antonello Farulli. Beginning with a recording of quartets by Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga in 2003, the Cuarteto Casals has recorded exclusively for the Harmonia Mundi label. In 2021, the quartet released an album featuring three of Mozart's Six Quartets Dedicated to Haydn, returning in 2023 with a string quartet adaptation of Bach's The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080.