Arnold Steinhardt of Guarneri Quartet with Paul Katz
Musical Individuality vs. Group Uniformity
- Quartets have differing philosophies as to how to unify.
- Guarneri and Cleveland Quartets both believed in members keeping their musical individuality.
- It’s possible to keep individuality and still unify conception.
- There are great quartets that sublimate the individual to copy each other.
- Young quartets, in particular, let priorities for ensemble and Intonation result in generic interpretations.
- Steinhardt says, ”Show who You are!”
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Guarneri Quartet
The Guarneri Quartet’s roots date to the 1964 Marlboro Festival, where as individual musicians they appeared with various ensembles and…
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"An excellent quartet player must have the convictions of a fully developed artist and the malleability and open-mindedness of a labor negotiator." -Arnold Steinhardt, Guarneri Quartet
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