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Pro Arte Quartet

By Barker, John W.

Pro Arte Quartet

By Barker, John W.

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First organized in Brussels in 1912 by precocious young Belgian musicians, the Pro Arte String Quartet has survived two world wars and is still performing more than a century later -- a durability unique in the annals of such ensembles. Its membership has included such extraordinary musicians as founding first violinist Alphonse Onnou and his successor, Rudolf Kolisch. The Pro Arte was the first string quartet to be affiliated with an American university, a significant and much-imitated status, and the group continues to function in residence at the University of Wisconsin. This book traces the Pro Arte Quartet's history from its beginnings to the present, highlighted by portraits of the diverse, fascinating, and colorful personalities, musicians and others, who have been a part of that history. The phases of its repertoires are analyzed, and the legacy of its recordings, many of pioneering significance, is reviewed. As a whole, the volume offers a panoramic window into a century of musical life. John W. Barker is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Wagner and Venice (2008) and Wagner and Venice Fictionalized: Variations on a Theme (2012), both available from the University of Rochester Press.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2017-10-20
Publication Date:
2017-10-01
Publisher:
University of Rochester Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
158046906X
ISBN13:
9781580469067
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
683 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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