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Title: Indivisible by Four : A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony by Arnold Steinhardt ISBN: 0-374-52700-8 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 15 June, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.87 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: For everyone who loves music as an art.
Comment: I have enjoyed the music playing of the Guarneri Quartet as long as I have known about classical music. This book is a treat. Mr. Steinhardt writes a delightful and truthful book about his own life and teaches what quartet playing is really about. He shares its challenges and delights and why he chose the path of chamber music over a career as a solo virtuoso.
This book should be read not only by lovers of chamber music but by everyone who loves the art of music. It reads well. Serious without being heavy and delightful without being silly. Spend a happy night or two reading it and listening to a few CDs of the quartet's music.
Rating: 4
Summary: entertaining and illuminating account of life in a quartet
Comment: Arnold Steinhardt, first violinist in what is arguably the finest string quartet performing today, has given us an entertaining and illuminating account of life in the Guaneri Quartet. Writing with unabashed affection for his colleagues of over thirty years, Steinhardt describes their initial meeting, their formal coming together as a quartet, their experiences with their mentors, some of the outstanding luminaries of their generation: (Rudolph Serkin at Marlboro, Arthur Rubenstein, Sascha and Mischa Schneider, etc.) Steindhardt proves himself to be quite the raconteur as well as gentle psychologist as he describes the Guarneri's journey from hyper-testosterone young quartet to one of the most seasoned groups performing today. His personal and professional portrayal of his colleagues is intimate and respectful, and lends valuable insight for the lay person who has always wondered 1. what goes into string quartet playing 2. what the life of a touring musician is like 3. what it takes for four completely different and powerful peersonalities to forge a successful career. I believe this book offers humor, insight and inspiration for those who are professional musicians as well as afficionados of chamber music and even those who are peripherally interested in classical music. It compares with other memoirs offered by Arthur Rubenstein, Gary Graffman and Gregor Piatigorsky, although definitely with more verisimilitude, especially in terms of the latter book. Enjoy!
Rating: 5
Summary: GREAT book about chamber music
Comment: This book is required reading in the chamber music literature class I teach at a university. Steinhardt's writing is charming and easy to read, and he gives a fascinating look into what it's like to work with the same 3 men in such close quarters for 30+ years. If you have ever enjoyed a chamber music concert, or played chamber music yourself it is a must read. My students who play in rock bands also have found it a very valuable book, since a band is a similar animal to the string quartet.
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Title: The Art of Quartet Playing: The Guarneri Quartet by David Blum, Guarneri Quartet ISBN: 0801494567 Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: June, 1987 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Beethoven Quartet Companion by Robert Winter, Robert Martin ISBN: 0520204204 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: February, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: 21st Century String Quartets - Volume 1 by Edith Eisler ISBN: 1890490156 Publisher: String Letter Publishing Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Four and the One: In Praise of String Quartets by David Rounds ISBN: 1882897269 Publisher: Lost Coast Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: How to Succeed in an Ensemble: Reflections on a Life in Chamber Music by Abram Loft ISBN: 1574670786 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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