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...years, that was one of the music world's favorite jokes. Alas, no one will tell it any more: the Budapest String Quartet has apparently decided to call it a career. Its three oldest members-First Violinist Josef Roisman, 68, Violist Boris Kroyt, 71, and Cellist Mischa Schneider, 64-are in poor health. Although there has been no formal announcement, they have agreed not to perform in public any more. Mischa's brother Alexander, 60, the second violinist, thinks that that is probably just as well. "Most artists play past their prime," he says. "How long could...
...Roisman, a fastidious man who always kept a hairbrush and a box of Sen Sen in his violin case, was fond of detective novels and long walks. The gregarious Alexander frequently went off to organize a party, or a concert, of his own. Kroyt loved nothing better than a fishing trip. Mischa, the unflappable perfectionist, had a weakness for gambling parlors...
...took 22 years before Roisman and Mischa addressed each other by their first names, and Alexander to this day has never attempted such informality with his colleagues Roisman or Kroyt. Says Seattle Symphony Conductor Milton Katims, who preceded Trampler as the group's extra violist: "It was like four married people trying to keep their relationship fresh and spontaneous...
...Joseph Roisman, the first violinist, could not appear because of a band injury, so Jac Gorodetzky, Boris Kroyt, and Mischa Schneider were joined by pianist Arthur Balsam. The noted accompanist proved himself to be equally adept as an cuscmble performed...
Even though the Budapest Quartet had an off-day, it was able to give an exciting and often brilliant performance. Occasional wrong notes, inexact pick-ups, and tonal aberrations made it all too clear that Messrs. Roisman, Gorodetzky, Kroyt, and Schneider were not in top form last Sunday afternoon, but their interpretive mastery, their ability to immerse themselves in the music they play, brought cheers and foot-stamping from the capacity audience in Sanders Theatre...