All string quartet articles
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NewsDistinguished US violinist Matthew Raimondi has died aged 96
The highly respected and versatile American worked with many musicians, from Louis Armstrong and Elliott Carter to Sinatra and Stravinsky
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FocusDramatic visions: Rihm’s String Quartets
Intense, theatrical, demanding – Wolfgang Rihm’s string pieces inspire a raft of reactions. As the composer celebrated his 60th birthday in March 2012, David Kettle asks quartet players how they take on the challenges of his work
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ReviewBook review: Beethoven: The String Quartets
Robin Stowell reviews David Vernon’s authoritative account of the chamber works of one of the world’s most famous composers
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ReviewBook review: Two Violins, One Viola, a Cello and Me
Anne Inglis reviews the memoir of classical music agent Sonia Simmenauer, and her encounters with string quartets over the years
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ReviewBook review: Schubert’s String Quartets: The Teleology of Lyric Form
Robin Stowell reviews Anne M. Hyland’s musicological analysis of the composer’s 15 quartets
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NewsWATCH HERE: 2023 Concours de Genève semi-finals day 2
Performances from the Ast, Elmire and Novo Quartets are being streamed live today from Geneva
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VideoWATCH HERE: 2023 Concours de Genève semi-finals day 1
The Hana and Eos Quartets present their first of two semi-final recitals
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Blogs20 years of Cuarteto Quiroga: ‘Humour is essential’
In celebration of its 20th anniversary and upcoming album release, the ensemble members reminisce and reflect on lessons learnt together
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NewsNew platform for emerging string quartets goes online
The MERITA project aims to help 38 young string ensembles in the early stages of their careers
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Find someone who’s like-hearted’ - Changes within string quartets
Peter Quantrill speaks to string quartet players who have survived, and even thrived under membership change
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VideoCavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition 2023
Six young British quartets performed at London’s Wigmore Hall on Friday 19 May
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ReviewBook review: Distant Melodies: Music in Search of Home
Julian Haylock reviews a volume of musings on music and geography by Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of the Takács Quartet
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ReviewMasterclass review: Ariel Quartet
Bruce Hodges listens to the foursome pass on tips and hints at the Bowdoin International Music Festival on 5 July 2022
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Blogs9 tips on playing the Ravel and Debussy quartets
Franck Chevalier, viola player of the Quatuor Diotima, gives advice on how to approach the most celebrated French additions to the quartet repertoire
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FocusThe harmonious string quartet - a balance of four personality types
No one said that living in a quartet was easy - but the most successful groups develop a unique identity that survives vitriolic relationships and even personnel changes, writes Paul Robertson. From 2005
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Premium ❘ FeatureGame, set and match: quartets of instruments
Four instruments from the same tree, varnished from the same pot, played by a single quartet. Is this the way to perfect harmony? Katherine Millett investigates in this article from August 2008
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Premium ❘ FeatureQuartet identity: Alchemy of the souls
Is a string quartet’s sound greater than the sum of its parts? Tully Potter considers what goes into making a quartet distinctive
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Focus8 pieces of advice for happy string quartets
Words of instruction and inspiration on quartet playing from the pages of The Strad
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ReviewRagazze Quartet: Bartók Bound Vol.2
Unerring instincts pay dividends in the continuation of a Dutch Bartók cycle
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ReviewBook and sheet music review: Beethoven String Quartet op.131
Robin Stowell reviews both a new Bärenreiter urtext edition of the work, and a book-length commentary on the piece by Nancy November
