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String Quartets in Wilmslow

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Composers throughout history and string quartets

Most composers have written music for the String Quartet, which was considered by many of them to the be the perfect musical ensemble. 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:- Gordon Kerry (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Hakan Olsson (1961-still alive 2003; age ca. 42); Mary Finsterer (1962-still alive 2003; age ca. 41); John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951; age 75); Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948; age 72); Musa Gocmen (1974-still alive 2003; age ca. 29); Peter Warlock (1894-1930; age 36); Ernest John Moeran (1894-1950; age 55); Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942; age 48); Paul Ludvig Irgens Jensen (1894-1969; age 74); Jens Laurson Emborg (1876-1957; age ca. 81); Louis Aubert (1877-1968; age 90); Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz (1877-1952; age 75); Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933; age 55);

Quotations about String Quartets.

Literature has many quotatios about string quartets and their instruments. Here are some quotations:-

When a man is not disposed to hear music, there is not a more disagreeable sound in harmony than that of the violin. Richard Steele (1672—1729) In the Tatter, 1 April 1712

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Wilmslow

Weddings - Our String Quartets can set just the right atmosphere for your wedding ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast.

You can hear samples of our quartets, online

Corporate & Parties - Our String Quartets have extensive repertoires enabling them to play appropriate music 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

EXAMPLES OF THE STRING QUARTETS REPERTOIRE

With One Look; Gershwin - Let's Call the whole Thing Off; I Dreamed a Dream; Love Changes Everything; Close Every Door (from 'Joseph'); Purcell - Chacony in G minor; Sullivan - The Mikado; Borodin - First Polovtsian Dance; Capua - O Sole Mio; Elgar - Salut d'Amour ; Debussy - Clair de Lune; Mozart - Voi Che Sapette from The Marriage of Figaro; On The Street Where You Live; Summertime; To Life (from 'Fiddler on the Roof); Fawlty Towers; Tango Por Una Cabeza – Gardel; Delibes - Flower Duet from Lakmé; Ravel – Bolero; Purcell - Two Rondeaux from Abdelazar and the Fairy Queen; Saint-Saens - The Swan from Carnival of the Animals; Dvorak - Humoresque ; Puccini - O Mio Babbino Caro; Molly on the Shore; El Relicario – Padilla; Molly on the Shore; The Muppet Show Theme; Gershwin - Summertime ; Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger; Nessun Dorma Puccini; String Quartet K158 –Mozart; O Mio Babino Caro – Puccini; Polovstian Dance – Borodin; Clair de Lu - Debussy; Humoreske – Dvorak; String Quartet K298 – Mozart; Oasis – Wonderwall; Palladio - (by Karl Jenkins); Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - (by Jerome Kern); The Teddy Bears' Picnic; Thunderbirds; Morning – Grieg;