For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Ludwig Schuster Quartet.

Ludwig Schuster Quartet

The Ludwig Schuster Quartet was a string quartet from Halle (Saale) active in the 1950s and 1960s. It was named after first violin Ludwig Schuster (concertmaster at the Landestheater Halle).

Members

[edit]

Members of the ensemble were Ludwig Schuster (1st violin), Adam Busch and Georg Hanstedt (2nd violin), Walter Ziegler (viola) and Otto Kleist (cello).[1]

History

[edit]

According to Konstanze Musketa "it played a pioneering role in the field of Neue Musik".[2] Thus it premiered several pieces, among others the String Quartet No. 8 "Die Nachgeburt" by Max Butting (1958),[3] the String Quartet No. 1 by Gerhard Wohlgemuth (1960),[4] the 2nd string quartet "Mors et Vita" by Jón Leifs (1960),[5] the String Quartet No. 2 by Leo Spies (1964)[6] and the String Quartet in E major by Hans Stieber (1965).[7]

In Halle (Saale) it performed regularly as part of the Händel Festival.[8] and the Musiktage[9] In 1956 it played at the 2nd All-German Music Festival in Coburg, Franconia, organized by the Verband der Komponisten und Musikwissenschaftler der DDR [de] and by the Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband.[10] In 1957 it gave a guest performance at the Berliner Festtage.[1]

Awards

[edit]

In 1963 the string quartet was awarded the Handel Prize.[11]

Discography

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Hansjürgen Schaefer: Berliner Festtage 1957. Musik von Ottmar Gerster. Berliner Zeitung, 11 October 1957, Jg. 13, p. 3.
  2. ^ Konstanze Musketa: Musikgeschichte der Stadt Halle. Führer durch die Ausstellung des Händel-Hauses. Händel-Haus, Halle an der Saale 1998, ISBN 3-910019-13-7, p. 86.
  3. ^ Hansjürgen Schaefer: Kunst des Lichts und der Freude. Zum siebenten Male: Händelfestspiele in Halle. In Berliner Zeitung, 14 June 1958, Jg. 14, edition 135, p. 3.
  4. ^ Horst Seeger: Musik für eine freundliche Zukunft. Die Händel-Festspiele 1960 in Halle. In Neues Deutschland, 22 May 1960, Jg. 15, edition 141, p. 6.
  5. ^ Árni Heimir Ingólfsson: Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 2019, ISBN 978-0-253-04407-5, o.S (e-book).
  6. ^ Akademie-Konzert. In Neues Deutschland, 9 June 1964, Jg. 19, edition 157, p. 4.
  7. ^ Klaus Schneider: Hans Stieber. Lebensdaten, Werkverzeichnis, Bibliographie.Hans Stieber. Lebensdaten, Werkverzeichnis, Bibliographie on WorldCat In Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter, NF 26 (1972) 3/4, pp. 199–215, here p. 206.
  8. ^ Karin Zauft: Händel und die Händel-Festspiele in Halle. Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle (Saale) 2001, ISBN 978-3-89812-085-2, p. 37.
  9. ^ Thomas Buchholz (Red.): Hallische Musiktage 1955–2005. Published by the Landesverband Sachsen-Anhalt Deutscher Komponisten, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 12f.
  10. ^ Hans Böhm: Geistliche und weltliche Gegenwart. Eindrücke vom gesamtdeutschen Musikfest in Coburg. In Neue Zeit, 13 September 1956, Jg. 12, p. 6.
  11. ^ Christoph Rink: Chronologie des Händelpreises. In Mitteilungen des Freundes- und Förderkreises des Händel-Hauses zu Halle e.V. 1/2012, pp. 20–25, here p. 23.
[edit]
{{bottomLinkPreText}} {{bottomLinkText}}
Ludwig Schuster Quartet
Listen to this article

This browser is not supported by Wikiwand :(
Wikiwand requires a browser with modern capabilities in order to provide you with the best reading experience.
Please download and use one of the following browsers:

This article was just edited, click to reload
This article has been deleted on Wikipedia (Why?)

Back to homepage

Please click Add in the dialog above
Please click Allow in the top-left corner,
then click Install Now in the dialog
Please click Open in the download dialog,
then click Install
Please click the "Downloads" icon in the Safari toolbar, open the first download in the list,
then click Install
{{::$root.activation.text}}

Install Wikiwand

Install on Chrome Install on Firefox
Don't forget to rate us

Tell your friends about Wikiwand!

Gmail Facebook Twitter Link

Enjoying Wikiwand?

Tell your friends and spread the love:
Share on Gmail Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Buffer

Our magic isn't perfect

You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo.

This photo is visually disturbing This photo is not a good choice

Thank you for helping!


Your input will affect cover photo selection, along with input from other users.

X

Get ready for Wikiwand 2.0 ๐ŸŽ‰! the new version arrives on September 1st! Don't want to wait?