String Quartet, as the name suggests, is a "chamber music form composed of four string instruments". It includes two violins, a viola and a cello, and is currently the most important and the most popular genre of chamber music. Follow my steps to learn about the string quartet!
The history of the string quartet
The history of the string quartet can be Dating back to the period of Allegri (1584-1652). Allegri was a musician at the Church of the Papar in Rome. He was the first to write four sonatas for string instruments. By the early 18th century, many musicians had written similar tunes, among which Franz Joseph Haydn (1732.3.31.-1809.5.31) made the greatest contribution. In 1761, Haydn spent a lot of energy writing chamber music for Prince Esterházy in the Hungarian Palace Concert Hall, and wrote more than 75 string quartets. Haydn established the string quartet model, making the string quartet the most ideal form of chamber music recognized by musicians.
The string quartet is a very stringent test for string players due to its similar timbre and rigorous structure. It can be achieved through superb performance skills and perfect ensemble tacit understanding. Show the rich connotation of the music itself.
Since the classical music school, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms have all left many important string quartet music. As for the National Music School and the Impressionist Music School, Dvo?ák, Bartók and Debussy also have outstanding masterpieces.
American String Quartet
Consisting of violinists Peter Micrograd and Laurie Carney, violist Daniel Avshalomov and cellist The "American String Quartet" composed of Luofan Mu Kesel is recognized as one of the best quartets in the United States.
This year they celebrated their 30th anniversary. The anniversary highlights the quartet's first collaboration with the Arabesque label and a series of new recordings, including a quartet of acclaimed composer Richard Daniopol and the complete Browne with other artists. James string chamber music. Over the past thirty years, they have toured all fifty states in the United States and left their mark in every major concert hall around the world. Their complete performances of string quartets by Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, Bartók and Mozart have won wide acclaim. In 1998, this quartet used a set of famous Stradivari instruments to perform, and cooperated with MusicMaster record company to record the complete Mozart string quartets. This record was recognized as a model of this performance.
In recent years, the American String Quartet's unique insights into concert programming and innovative arrangements have earned them the title of Professor-in-Residence at numerous institutions, including the University of Michigan's "Modern Beethoven" ?, six Mozart viola quartets with the Goneri Quartet at the Aspen Music Festival (live broadcast nationwide), four years of professorship at Princeton University, and performances of Mozart and Brahms quartets with other guest musicians Sextet. The group has been a resident of the Aspen Music Festival since 1974. Since 1984, he has been based at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. The quartet is also a resident professor at the Taos Conservatory of Music, the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and a regular performer at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. They have participated in performances on various occasions; such as live performances on many international and domestic radio and television stations, toured East Asia, and performed with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in Canada, the New York Ballet and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
As a pioneer of modern music, the group has premiered many new compositions. Recent premieres include Richard Daniopol's Quartet No. 4, Kurt Casiopo's "Voices from Distant", etc. These recordings are all labeled Arabesque. The group also recorded three quartets composed by Kenneth Fox, which were released by Albany Records in 2001.
The quartet has collaborated with record labels including Albany, CRI, MusicMasters, Musical Heritage Society, Nonesuch and RCA Labels. Because of their popularity with domestic radio listeners, the group was a special guest on Minnesota Public Radio's St. Paul Sunday morning program and National Public Radio's All Things Considered program.
The group was established as early as 1974, and its earliest members were only students from Juilliard School. In their early years, they won the Coman Competition and the Naples Grand Prix in the same year. In addition to the quartet, its members also make solo appearances and give master classes.
Famous pieces for string quartet
Haydn’s 68 quartets, especially the late Aldedi Quartet, Op. 76.
Mozart’s 23 string quartets: his six dedicated to Haydn (K. 387, 421, 428, 458, 464, 465, Op. 10) are generally considered to be the pinnacle of classical string quartets. work. "Dissonance" No. 19 in C major, K. 465 is famous for its dissonant prelude.
Beethoven’s 16 string quartets have a great reputation. String Quartets No. 1-6, Op. 18 presents his summary of the development of the string quartet since Haydn and Mozart. The next three pieces, String Quartet Nos. 7-9, Op. 59, are also very popular even today, because these works greatly expanded their expressive forms and incorporated new emotions and drama. Next are String Quartet No. 10-11, Op. 74 "Harp" and Op. 95 "Serioso". Finally, String Quartet 12-16c and the Grand Fugue, Op. 127, 130-135. These last five string quartets and the Grand Fugue are the composer's last works. Although these works are full of uncompromising fighting spirit and are considered the greatest works, they are still less popular than the romantic poems written by Beethoven in his middle period, such as the Razumovsky Quartet.
Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden". There are also String Quartet No. 13 in A minor "Rosamunde" and his final String Quartet No. 15 in G major.