Invite the Kronos Quartet for a residency and you know you won't just get another tour around the familiar string-quartet repertoire. ❋ Unknown (2012)
The group's virtues include exemplary string-quartet "hygiene" - ensemble in rapid passages, intonation in unisons and matching of bow strokes. ❋ Unknown (2011)
He explained that gap in his expertise by dissing opera, writing that it was less compelling than his favorite string-quartet music: "To my mind and ear, there is simply nothing that compares to the musical sophistication of a late Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert or Brahms work for minimal forces." ❋ Eric Felten (2010)
It has been a real privilege to experience string-quartet playing of such selfless intelligence and peerless musicality. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Then I got a string-quartet version and it made much more sense. ❋ Brian Clegg (2010)
Français, who died at 80 on Feb. 4, was an expert on Stradivarius instruments, and his memory was honored with a string-quartet performance of Borodin's Nocturne. ❋ Unknown (2004)
He will, in fact, follow the example set by good string-quartet players, who listen attentively to the other instruments during rehearsals, so that the perfect welding together of the different parts may form a homogeneous whole. ❋ W. E. Haslam (N/A)
So we find him writing songs, the three Japanese lyrics, for instance, that are epigrammatic in their brevity; a piece for string-quartet that is played in fifty seconds; a three-act opera that can be performed in thirty minutes. ❋ Paul Rosenfeld (1918)
One of his miniatures for string-quartet bangs with the beat of the wooden shoes of peasants dancing to the snarling tones of a bagpipe. ❋ Paul Rosenfeld (1918)
Opus 6, Four Studies for the pianoforte; Opus 7, Two songs; "Les Rois des Etoiles," for chorus and orchestra; Three songs on Japanese poems with orchestral accompaniment; Three pieces for string-quartet; An unpublished pianoforte sonata; A ballet for clowns. ❋ Paul Rosenfeld (1918)
And so we find the tender poet of the "Sonatine" and the string-quartet and ❋ Paul Rosenfeld (1918)
He disports himself with the infinitely dignified string-quartet, makes it do light and acrobatic things. ❋ Paul Rosenfeld (1918)
"Ariettes oubliées" were published in 1888, followed, in 1890, by "Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire"; in 1893 by the string-quartet and the "Prélude à 'l'Après-midi d'un faune'"; in ❋ Paul Rosenfeld (1918)
Occasionally, too, she was agreeably surprised by the Brinton string-quartet: they seemed to have some inklings, though not many. ❋ Unknown (1903)
She sincerely hoped that she would not be conducted to the seat of honour, and be obliged to say a few encouraging words to the string-quartet afterwards. ❋ Unknown (1903)
After that no more guessing was necessary, for it was clear that poor Olga had hired the awful string-quartet from ❋ Unknown (1903)
It was indeed strange that Olga with all the opportunities she had had for hearing good music, should hire the Brinton string-quartet, but, after all, that was entirely of a piece with her views about the gramophone. ❋ Unknown (1903)
_Finale_ (last movement) of the complete sonata, concerto, string-quartet, trio, and other chamber-music styles; more rarely for the finale of the symphony. ❋ Percy Goetschius (1898)
Our string quartet met for [rehearsal] today, but all we did was [argue] about [the tempo]. ❋ Julia Anne (2005)
Have you heard [Vitamin String Quartet's] version of [Clocks] by [Coldplay]? It's really amazing. ❋ NocturnalGirl14 (2011)
