Word: guarneri
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Guarneri String Quartet's performance of the work at Sanders Theater, in the fourth concert of its series here, was of virtuoso caliber. The most significant aspect of this performance was that the second movement, un poco adagio, posed no problems of continuity to the listener. Throughout, the Quartet played with freedom and sensitivity, and brought out fully the singing qualities of the music...
...Brahms in which the melodies are either blurred or altogether maimed. Seldom is Brahms' musical individuality more forcefully expressed than in his B-Minor Clarinet Quintet, and it is refreshing to hear it played in a way that does not attempt to warp the long melodic lines. The Guarneri String Quartet, in the third concert of its Summer series at Sanders Theatre, with clarinetist Harold Wright, gave a reading of his quintet which was remarkable not only in its handling of phrasing, but in its precision of ensemble...
...little-heard work that was also scored for wind ensemble. It shows the influence of Russian folk-music, but its construction focuses on an effort to draw a rough, guttural sound from the instruments, and it demands a great deal of technical competence of the players. The Guarneri Quartet measured up in every way to its challenges, and provided a startling contrast to the Romanticism of the Brahms...
...Guarneri String Quartet will begin the first of its weekly series of concerts at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Sanders Theatre. Prices are $2 for reserved seats, $1 for general admission. Tickets are available at the Coop and at the door...
...their last in a series of three concerts, the Guarneri String Quartet will perform Mosart's Quartet in F Major, K. 590; Kirchner's Quartet (1949); and Smetena's Quartet No. 1 in E Minor (From My Life) tonight at 8:30 p.m. in Sanders Theater...