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Quotations about the String Quartet

Much has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:-

"  Despite Mozart’s gifts as a pianist, his favourite instrument was theviola—appropriately enough, for it lies at the heart of the string quartet. Alec Hyatt King (1911— Mozart Chamber Music, 1968 "

Arrangers and composers through the ages

Many composers have written music specifically for the String Quartet, which was considered by many of them to be the ‘most perfect ensemble’. Other musical works have been transcribed for the quartet, including orchestral, vocal, and even pop and jazz band pieces. A few examples are given below, as illustration.

Gerard Bunk (1888-1958; age 70); Josué Bonnín de Góngora (1970-still alive 2003; age ca. 33); Anthony Bonello (1970-still alive 2003; age ca. 33); Stefan Meylaers (1970-still alive 2003; age ca. 33); Norbert Wissing (1959-still alive 2003; age ca. 44); Steve Martland (1959-still alive 2003; age ca. 44); Robert Scott Thompson (1959-still alive 2003; age ca. 44); Annie Gosfield (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Jan Willem Frans Brandts Buys (1868-1933; age 65); Max von Schillings (1868-1933; age 65); Juventino Rosas (1868-1894; age ca. 26); Allen James Teague (1970-still alive 2003; age ca. 33); Esteban Benzecry (1970-still alive 2003; age ca. 33); Max Butting (1888-1977; age ca. 89); Pavel Haas (1889-1944; age ca. 55); Sverre Jordan (1889-1972; age 82); Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868-1952; age 84); Julián Aguirre (1868-1924; age ca. 56); John Blackwood McEwan (1868-1948; age 80); Abel-Marie Decaux (1869-1943; age ca. 74); Christiaan de Jong (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Piet Swerts (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Alla Penkina (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Vaclav Kapral (1889-1947; age ca. 58); Gilardo Gilardi (1889-1963; age ca. 74); Josef Muset-Ferrer (1889-1957; age ca. 68); Ivor Gurney (1890-1937; age 47); James Combs (1970-still alive 2003; age ca. 33); Michael Jones (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Mary C. Wright (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Siegfried Wagner (1869-1930; age ca. 61); Julius Conus (1869-1942; age 72); Soghomon Soghomonian|Komitas (1869-1935; age ca. 66); Albert Roussel (1869-1937; age 68); Armas Järnefelt (1869-1958; age ca. 89); Laurent Mettraux (1970-still alive 2003; age ca. 33); Sergei Kossenko (1970-still alive 2003; age ca. 33); James Romig (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Thomas Ades (1971-still alive 2003; age ca. 32); Jacques-François Ibert (1890-1962; age 71); Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949; age 80); Vitezslav Novak (1870-1949; age 78);

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