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LaSalle Quartet
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The LaSalle Quartet was a string quartet active from 1946 to 1987. It was founded by first violinist Walter Levin (December 6, 1924 - August 6, 2017). The LaSalle's name is attributed to an apartment on LaSalle Street in Manhattan, where some of its members lived during the quartet's inception. The quartet played on a donated set of Amati instruments. The LaSalle Quartet was best known for its espousal of the Second Viennese School of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern, and of the European modernists who derived from that tradition, though they also performed standard classical and romantic literature. The Quartet gave the premiere of Witold Lutosławski's String Quartet in Stockholm in 1965. György Ligeti dedicated his Second String Quartet to the group, and they premiered it in Baden-Baden on December 14, 1969. The quartet has been credited with the "Zemlinsky Renaissance," as Zemlinsky remained largely unknown until they performed his works. The quartet won the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis for their recording of his four string quartets. The Alban Berg, Artemis, Amernet, Prazak and Vogler string quartets are among the world-famous ensembles who studied performance with members of the LaSalle Quartet. The LaSalle Quartet was the quartet-in-residence at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music, and cellist Lee Fiser taught there until his retirement in 2017. Jack Kirstein, cellist from 1955 to 1975, died in August 1995. Henry Meyer died in December 2006. Walte
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String Quartet No. 12 in E flat, op. 127 - 1. Maestoso - Allegro
3192String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 131 - 1.
3143Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.1 in E flat, Op.12 - 2. Canzonetta: Allegretto
3044String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 131 - 2. Allegro molto vivace - attacca:
2925String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 131 - 3. Allegro moderato - attacca:
2896String Quartet No. 12 in E flat, op. 127 - 2.
2867String Quartet No.1 in E flat, Op.12 - 2. Canzonetta: Allegretto
2818String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 131 - 4.
2799String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 131 - 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante - attacca:
27210String Quartet No. 12 in E flat, op. 127 - 3. Scherzando. Vivace
271albums
LaSalle Quartet - Neue Wiener Schule
Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 13: The Late Quartets
Lutoslawski: String Quartet (1964) / Penderecki: Quartetto per archi (1960) / Mayuzumi: Prelude for String Quartet (1961) / Cage: String Quartet in Four Parts (1950)
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111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon
Schoenberg / Webern / Berg / Zemlinsky / Apostel: Complete String Quartets
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Ludwid van Beethoven: Late String Quartets. Disc 1
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Ludwid van Beethoven: Late String Quartets. Disc 2
Ligeti: Chamber Concerto; Ramifications; String Quartet No.2; Aventures
Lutoslawski, Penderecki, Cage, Mayuzumi: String Quartets
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111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon：111 Classic Tracks - CD3
Schoenberg: Transfigured Night, Op.4, String Trio, Op.45
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