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Quotations about the String Quartet

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

"  working. NevilIe Cardus (1889—1975) The Delight_ of Music, 1966 "

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.

Javier Busto (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Carson Kievman (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Michel Waisvisz (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Juan Pedro Esnaola (1808-1878; age ca. 70); Henri Cohen (1808-1880; age ca. 72); 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); Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868-1952; age 84); Franz Schubert (2) (1808-1878; age ca. 70); Sebastián de Yradier|Iradier (1809-1865; age ca. 56); Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847; age 38); Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (1809-1864; age ca. 55); Félicien-César David (1810-1876; age 66); Robert Vinson (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); John Newell (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); 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); Geoffrey Poole (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Leonard Lehrman (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Stephen Paulus (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876; age 65); Ole Bull (1810-1880; age 70); Julian (Jules) Fontana (1810-1869; age ca. 59); Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849; age 39); Alla Penkina (1960-still alive 2003; age ca. 43); 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); Norbert Burgmüller (1810-1836; age 26); Robert Schumann (1810-1856; age 46); Ernst Sachse (1810-1849; age ca. 39); Alain Pierre Pradel (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Alex Manassen (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Carlos Micháns (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Christopher Bochmann (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Soghomon Soghomonian|Komitas (1869-1935; age ca. 66);

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