Saint-Saëns is an also-ran in musical history. A few of his compositions made the big time, but the bulk of his work lies forgotten in libraries. His two string quartets, both relatively late works, will tell you why. They hold interest as long as they are playing, and then they fail the recognition test. Hear one a week later and you probably won"t recognize it. But if you like to investigate late Romantic chamber music, you will find these performances, by one of America"s best young quartets, excellent in all respect. And you"ll also get to hear the Fauré Quartet, which is memorable. --Leslie Gerber