Beethoven for a later age : the journey of a string quartet
Dusinberre, Edward, 1968-2016
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Beethoven's sixteen string quartets are some of the most extraordinary and challenging pieces of music ever written. What does it feel like to be a musician taking on these iconic works? And how do the four string players who make up a quartet interact, both musically and personally? The Takács is one of the world's pre-eminent string quartets. Performances of Beethoven have shaped their work together for over forty years. Using the history of both the Takács Quartet and the Beethoven quartets as the backbone to his story, Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of the Takács since 1993, recounts the exhilarating challenge of tackling these pieces. This book takes the reader inside the daily life of a quartet, vividly showing the necessary creative tension between individual and group expression and how four people can enjoy making music together over a long period of time.
Main title:
Beethoven for a later age : the journey of a string quartet / Edward Dusinberre.
Author:
Dusinberre, Edward, 1968-, author
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2016.
Collation:
x, 262 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571317134 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
2501061