One of Britain's most durable chamber groups, The Brodsky Quartet is also among the most innovative. It is one of the few chamber ensembles that has excelled both in traditional repertory and in cross-genre collaborations. Its recording career began in 1984 with an album of works by Delius and Elgar. The group's collaborations with rock and pop artists began in the 1990s; in 1993, it was featured on the Elvis Costello album The Juliet Letters. The Brodsky Quartet has also worked with Paul McCartney and with Björk on the "Strings" volume of her 2002 Family Tree set. In 1994, The Brodsky Quartet became the first string quartet to appear on The Tonight Show. The group backed jazz vocalist Jacqui Dankworth's 2022 Rocking Horse Road, a cross-genre collection of songs. By that time, the quartet's recording catalog included more than 45 items.