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Quotations about the String Quartet

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

"  The Devil rides upon a fiddlestick. (Prince Henry) William Shakespeare (1564—1616) Hen ~‘JVPt I, 1596, Act II, Sc IV "

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.

Albert Roussel (1869-1937; age 68); Armas Järnefelt (1869-1958; age ca. 89); Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949; age 80); Vitezslav Novak (1870-1949; age 78); Don "Orfeo" Rechtman (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Otto Nicolai (1810-1849; age 38); August Gottfried Ritter (1811-1885; age ca. 74); Félix Le Couppey (1811-1887; age 76); Louis Schindelmeisser (1811-1864; age 52); Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886; age 74); Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896; age 84); Hanspeter Kyburz (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Jody Nagel (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Fabio Cifariello Ciardi (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Osvaldo Golijov (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Ramona Luengen (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Sigismond Thalberg (1812-1871; age 59); Keith Barnard (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Michel Bero (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Anton Del Forno (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Frank Ferko (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Nejat Basegmezler (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883; age 70); Joseph Ryelandt (1870-1965; age 95); Alfred Hill (1870-1960; age 89); Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938; age 68); Charles Tournemire (1870-1939; age 69); Florent Schmitt (1870-1958; age 87); Ernst Haberbier (1813-1869; age 55); Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901; age 87); Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzjski (1813-1869; age 55); Charles-Valentin Morhange Alkan (1813-1888; age 74); Richard Wagner (1813-1883; age 69); Adolf von Henselt (1814-1889; age ca. 75); Michael Carnes (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Eduardo García Mansilla (1870-1930; age ca. 60); Franz Lehár (1870-1948; age 78); Richard Tolenaar (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Dmitri Capyrin (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Edgar Meyer (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); Marilynn Stark (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Daniel Leo Simpson (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53);

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