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The Amadeus Quartet was a world-famous string quartet founded in 1947 with members: Norbert Brainin (1923 - 2005) 1st violin, Siegmund Nissel (b. 1922) 2nd violin, Peter Schidlof (1922 - 1987) viola and Martin Lovett (b. 1927) cello. Because of their Jewish origin, violinists Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel and violist Peter Schidlof were driven out of Vienna after Hitler's Anschluss of 1938. Brainin and Schidlof met in a British internment camp; many Jewish refugees had the misfortune of being confined by the British as "enemy aliens" upon seeking refuge in the U.K. Brainin was released after a few months, but Schidlof remained in the camp, where he met Nissel. Finally, Schidlof and Nissel were released, and the three of them were able to study with violin pedagogue Max Rostal, who taught them free of charge. It was through Rostal that they met cellist Martin Lovett, and in 1947 they formed the Brainin Quartet, which was renamed the Amadeus Quartet in 1948. The Amadeus was one of the most celebrated quartets of the 20th Century, and its members were awarded numerous honors, including: The Order of the British Empire, presented by the Queen. Doctorates from the Universities of London, York, and Caracas. The highest of all German awards, the Grand Cross of merit. The Austrian Cross of Honour for Arts and Sciences. The quartet disbanded in 1987 upon the death of the violist Peter Schidlof, who was regarded as irreplaceable by the surviving members. User-contributed
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Finale Vivace
3,4292Beethoven: String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 - 2. Allegro molto vivace
1,1883Two Sketches based on French Canadian Airs: I. Notre Seigneur en pauvre
7964String Quartet in c minor: III. Lento ma non troppo
6755Two Sketches based on French Canadian Airs: II. À Saint-Malo
6436String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131 - 2. Allegro molto vivace
6367String Quartet in D Major, KV 499 - "Hofmeister": III. Adagio-Presto
6028String Quartet B Major KV 459 'The Hunt': IV. Allegro Assai
5359String Quartet in D Major, KV 499 - "Hofmeister": IV. Allegro
51210Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 - 3. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
499albums
Breaking Bad
111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon
Ernest MacMillan: A Centenary Celebration
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Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 11: The Early Quartets
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Beethoven: The Last String Quartets
Mozart, W.A.: The String Quartets
Haydn / Schubert / Mendelssohn / Brahms: String Quartets
Beethoven: The String Quartets
Brahms: Complete String Quartets, Quintets & Sextets
Absolutely Classical, Volume 155
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Brahms: Complete String Quartets, Quintets & Sextets (5 CDs)
Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 76 No. 3, "Emperor" / Mozart: String Quartet in B, KV 458, "The Hunt"