The quartet disbanded in 1987 upon the death of the violist Peter Schidlof. Brainin died on 10 April 2005. For concerts as well as recordings ofstring quintets (Mozart,Franz Schubert ,Johannes Brahms ,Anton Bruckner ) and string sextets (Brahms) they regularly invitedCecil Aronowitz as second viola andWilliam Pleeth as second cello.
