All string quartet articles
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NewsEos Quartet wins 2020 Orpheus Chamber Music Competition
The Italian foursome receives the CHF5,000 first prize at the Zurich competition
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News
YCat finalists to receive career support packages
Two cellists, a violinist, a double bassist and three chamber groups are among the twelve finalists this year
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Focus
8 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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Review
Book review: Beethoven’s String Quartet in B Flat Major op.130: Four Lectures
Robin Stowell reviews a book bringing together four lectures by musicologist Hans Keller
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Focus
The 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
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Review
Concert review: The Crypt Sessions: Salon Séance For Benjamin Britten
Leah Hollingsworth reviews the performance at New York’s Church of the Intercession, 4 December 2019
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News
Prizes announced at the Irene Steels-Wilsing Foundation string quartet competition
The competition is open to young European ensembles
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News
Barbican Quartet joins St John’s Smith Square Young Artists scheme
The London-based ensemble will receive performance dates at the chamber venue and career support
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Video
Verona Quartet perform Janáček’s String Quartet no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’ I: Andante
Watch the Verona Quartet perform Janáček’s String Quartet no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’ I: Andante.
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Ligeti Quartet perform The Holly and the Ivy by Tom Green
’Exploded Christmas carols to crush the spirit of Noddy Holder’, is how composer Tom Green describes his new collection of five reconfigured seasonal tunes, Solstice Songs, a commission from the Ligeti Quartet. The London-based quartet will perform the new works in a programme alongside Robin Haigh’s String Quartet (2019) ...
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Video
Kronos Quartet performs One Earth, One People, One Love
Watch the official music video for One Earth, One People, One Love, the final movement of Sun Rings, a 2002 collaboration between Kronos and composer Terry Riley. The first full recording of Sun Rings was released by Nonesuch Records in August.The piece is scored for string quartet, chorus and ...
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News
Verona Quartet receive 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award
The ensemble will perform at locations across the US as part of their prize
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News
Marmen Quartet joins Sulivan Sweetland management roster
London group’s 2019/20 season to include first Beethoven cycle and Japan tour
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Video
The Quartetto di Cremona performs Mozart's 'Dissonance' Quartet (first movement)
Filmed live at the Sala Verdi in Milan, this video features the Quartetto di Cremona performing the first movement of Mozart’s String Quartet no.19 in C major, K465, known as the ‘Dissonance’ Quartet due to its experimental slow introduction.
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Review
Cremona Quartet: Beethoven String Quartets, vol. VIII
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: The Cremona’s Beethoven project hurtles towards an exciting climax Musicians: Cremona Quartet Works: BEETHOVEN String Quartets: no.3 in D major op.18 no.3, no.10 in E flat major ‘Harp’ Catalogue Number: AUDITE 92.688 ...
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Blogs
9 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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Article
Beethoven: String Quartets in G major op.18 no.2, in C major op.59 no.3 ‘Rasumovsky’
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: May 2017 Description: Fresh interpretations where nothing is taken for granted Musicians: Cremona Quartet Composer: Beethoven Catalogue number: AUDITE 92.689 (hybrid SACD) Recorded in a warm, open acoustic, the striking range of sonorities created ...
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Article
Schubert: String Quartet no.14 in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’, Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor op.56 ‘Voces intimae’
The Strad Issue: March 2017 Description: Two soul-searching quartets played with warmth and vitality Musicians: Ehnes Quartet Composer: Schubert, Sibelius Catalogue number: ONYX 4163 The Ehnes Quartet’s shared philosophy of sound and blend, plus its unanimity of pacing and purpose, especially ...
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Article
Tchaikovsky: String Quartets: no.1 in D major op.11, no.3 in E flat minor op.30
The Strad Issue: March 2017 Description: The Heath turns from Tippett to Tchaikovsky with mixed results Musicians: Heath Quartet Composer: Tchaikovsky Catalogue number: HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907665 The Heath Quartet jumps in at the deep end in its debut CD for ...
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Debate
Should today's string quartet playing be more liberated and instinctive?
Taking as his starting point The Strad's recent article on string quartet playing, Toby Deller argues for a less restricted view of the genre today - in both concerts and competitions
