The Cambridge Companion to the String QuartetRobin Stowell Cambridge University Press, 13 nov 2003 - 373 pagine An accessible and authoritative survey of the string quartet by ten chambermusic specialists, this Companion's carefully structured chaptersfocus on four main areas: social and muical background to the genre'sdevelopment; celebrated ensembles and their significance; string quartetplaying, including aspects of contemporary and historical performingpractice; and the most important repertory, taking into account significant'mixed ensemble' works involving the string quartet. Informative appendixes,including a full chronology of the mainstream repertory, complete thiscompact, yet indispensable guide designed for string quartet enthusiasts,both amateur and professional. |
Sommario
The string quartet and society | 3 |
Developments in instruments bows and accessories | 19 |
Celebrated ensembles | 39 |
From chamber to concert hall | 41 |
The concert explosion and the age of recording | 60 |
Playing string quartets | 95 |
Playing quartets a view from the inside | 97 |
Historical awareness in quartet performance | 127 |
Haydn Mozart and their contemporaries | 185 |
Beethoven and the Viennese legacy | 210 |
The AustroGermanic quartet tradition in the nineteenth century | 228 |
Traditional and progressive nineteenthcentury trends France Italy Great Britain and America | 250 |
Nineteenthcentury national traditions and the string quartet | 266 |
The string quartet in the twentieth century | 288 |
The string quartet as a foundation for larger ensembles | 310 |
Notes | 328 |
Extending the technical and expressive frontiers | 149 |
The string quartet repertory | 175 |
The origins of the quartet | 177 |
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