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Quotations about the String Quartet

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

"  Most string quartets have a basement and an attic, and the lift is not "

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.

Wilhelm Lutz-Rijeka (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Robert Avalon (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Willem Wander van Nieuwkerk (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Alexander Taneyev (1850-1918; age 68); Antonio Maria Gaspare Sacchini (1730-1786; age 56); (Johann) Christian Cannabich (1731-1798; age 66); Ariel Martínez (1940-still alive 2003; age ca. 63); Sergio Cervetti (1940-still alive 2003; age ca. 63); Igor Rekhin (1940-still alive 2003; age ca. 63); Wayland Rogers (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Vladislav Shoot (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924; age 74); Aloÿs Claussmann (1850-1926; age ca. 76); Iver Holter (1850-1941; age 90); Karl Komzak (1850-1905; age 54); Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900; age 49); Gaetano Pugnani (1731-1798; age 66); Johann Christian Kittel (1732-1809; age ca. 77); Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809; age 77); Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795; age 62); François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829; age 95); Johann Ernst Altenburg (1734-1801; age ca. 67); Benjamin Cooke (1734-1793; age ca. 59); Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931; age 80); Daniel Palkowski (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Diego Luzuriaga (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Cord Meijering (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Al Benner (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Ig Henneman (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Elizabeth Vercoe (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Richard Wilson (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Konrad Boehmer (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Stephen Albert (1941-1992; age 51); Franz Ignaz Beck (1734-1809; age 75); Johann Gottfried Eckard (1735-1809; age 74); Roland Dyens (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Andrei Schulz-Evler (1852-1905; age ca. 53); Frederick Corder (1852-1932; age 80); Charles Stanford (1852-1924; age 71); Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909; age 57); Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782; age 46); Josef Myslivecek (1737-1781; age 43);

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