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String Quartets in Shrewsbury

A selection of string quartets in Shrewsbury on our national live music database

Select Shrewsbury String Quartets

Here are some our string quartets in different parts of the UK. To find string quartets in Shrewsbury select your county from the drop down box. The best quartets are in demand and will not travel large distances.

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Composers through the ages and string quartets

Some composers considered the string quartet to the be the perfect musical ensemble and wrote some of their best works for the quartet. Other musical works have been transcribed for he quartet, including orchestral, vocal and even pop and jazz pieces. A few examples are given below, as illustrations:- Hans Rott (1858-1884; age 25); Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924; age 65); Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931; age 72); Adrian Williams (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Margriet Verbeek (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944; age 60); Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920; age 35); Floro Manuel Ugarte (1884-1975; age 90); Thorsten Wollmann (1966-still alive 2003; age ca. 37); Stephen Lias (1966-still alive 2003; age ca. 37); Michael Glenn Williams (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); David Lang (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Jeffery Cotton (1957-still alive 2003; age ca. 46); Frank van der Stucken (1858-1929; age 70);

What has been said about String Quartets.

Much has been written about string quartets and their instruments. Here are some quotations:-

The purity of quartet style demands the absolute subjection of virtuosity to the music, and while the best technical equipment is not too good for it, the skill of the player will be tested rather by his treatment of a passage in relation to the rest of the parts than by any outstanding brilliance of execution. It is well known that the great violinist is not necessarily a successful quartet player; his individualistic vitality, noble though it be, may disrupt the spirit of ensemble music.

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Shrewsbury

Weddings - With one of our String Quartets you can be confident of that your special day will be made even more memorable with music for your wedding ceremony, drinks reception or wedding breakfast.

You can hear samples of our quartets, online

Corporate & Parties - Our highly versatile String Quartets play for a wide spectrum of events, ranging from formal concerts to hospitality and banquets

Here are some examples of the repertoire of our string quartets

TYPICAL REPERTOIRE FOR STRING QUARTETS

Chopin - Grand Valse Brilliante; Mascangi – Intermezzo; Dvorak - Humoresque no.1; Dvorak - Slavonic Dance no.7; Elgar - Chanson de Matin/Nuit; Autumn Leaves; Lara's Theme; Anthem from Chess; Scott Joplin - Roseleaf Rag; Cheek to Cheek; Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring; Elgar – Nimrnd; Handel - The arrival of the Queen of Sheba; Massenet – Meditarion; Rossinn - William Tell Overture; Haydn – Serenade; Rossini - Italian Girl in Algiers Overture; I Don't Know How To Love Him; Blue Moon; With One Look; Gershwin - Let's Call the whole Thing Off; I Dreamed a Dream; Kreisler – Leibeshed; Bach - Air on a G-string ; Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus; Bizet - Menuett from L'Arlesienne; Kreisler - Leibesfreud ; Bizet - Intermezzo and Adagietto; Mozart - Magic Flute C)verture; Love Changes Everything; Close Every Door (from 'Joseph'); On The Street Where You Live; Summertime; To Life (from 'Fiddler on the Roof); Clarke - Prince of Denmark's March; Mozart - 29th Symphony 1 ~ movt.; Debussy - The Girl with the Flaxen Hair; Mozart -3 Divertimenti; Borodin – Nocturne; Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Gounod - Ave Maria ; Fawlty Towers;