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Title: The Four and the One: In Praise of String Quartets by David Rounds ISBN: 1-882897-26-9 Publisher: Lost Coast Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good info, but badly packaged...
Comment: As a musician who has played a great deal of chamber music at the professional level, I found Mr. Rounds' writing a bit amateurish and pompous at times. In the introduction I felt like I was reading a high school creative writing project! But it does get better. He is obviously not a musician and the book is not aimed at musicians. That being said, I thought the interviews with the quartet were very interesting and realistic, and he does present a lot of interesting information about the business of chamber music. I would read "Indivisible by Four" by Steinhardt first.
Rating: 5
Summary: Multi-faceted approach to the String Quartet
Comment: A fascinating introduction to the String Quartet as a musical form. Rounds starts from an introduction to the lives of the four women of the British Columbia based Lafayette String Quartet. From their life histories and rehearsals for a recording of the Borodin Quartet Number 2 he adventures into an exposition of the history of the string quartet form, the working lives and career stresses of string quartet players, vignettes of the personalities of former quartets such as the Budapest and the Guarneri etc. The book has musical examples. It ends with personal recommendations for quartets from Haydn to Shostakovitch and contemporary composers such as Terry Riley. A very rewarding, well-written, informative read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Must reading for all music lovers!
Comment: Whether you've never heard a string quartet in your life, or whether you're a lifelong aficionado, The Four & the One will rivet your attention from the first page. This unique book traverses a wide range of topics, from the technical aspects of music making to the status of western classical music at the millenium. The author's knowledge is encyclopedic, yet his writing is deft and his love for the music shines through every page. Strongly recommended!
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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: 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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Title: Indivisible by Four : A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony by Arnold Steinhardt ISBN: 0374527008 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 15 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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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 String Quartet/a History by Paul Griffiths ISBN: 0500273839 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: September, 1985 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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