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Encyclopedia > Bohemian Quartet

The Bohemian Quartet (known as the Czech Quartet after 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...1918) were an The word Czech may refer to: the Czech people, historical inhabitants of Bohemia, Moravia and the Czech part of Silesia. ...Czech The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ...string quartet that was founded in 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...1891.


Its members were:

  • Karel Hoffmann ( The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a fifth apart. ...violin)
  • Stanislav Novák (previously There have been two notable musicians called Josef Suk: Josef Suk (composer) (1874 _ 1935) Josef Suk (violinist) (born 1929), the composers grandson This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...Josef Suk until 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...1933) ( The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a fifth apart. ...violin)
  • Jiri Herold (previously Oskar Nedbal until 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...1906 and Lionel Tertis (December 29, 1876 _ February 22, 1975) was a English violist and one of the first viola players to find international fame. ...Lionel Tertis in 1906) ( Alternate uses: Viola (disambiguation) The viola is a stringed musical instrument which serves as the middle voice of the violin family, between the upper lines played by the violin and the lower lines played by the cello and double bass. ...viola)
  • Ladislav Zelenka (previously Otto Berger until 1894 and Hanus Wihan until 1914) ( A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The cello (also violoncello or cello) is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ...cello)

The quartet disbanded in 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...1934.


Many key contemporary works were written for and/or first performed by the Bohemian Quartet. Most notably, this included works by The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...Antonín Dvořák and The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...Leoš Janáček, such as Janáček's Leoš Janáčeks String Quartet No. ...second string quartet, subtitled "Intimate Letters".


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Four's a crowd | Review | Guardian Unlimited Books (1377 words)
Lurking behind the first question is an idealistic vision of a quartet as a non-stop idyll of glorious music-making with your friends, a working life as fulfilled and perfect as the Beethoven quartets we play.
For example, the aptly named Bohemian Quartet were somewhat inconvenienced when their violist, Oskar Nedbal, ran off with the first violinist's wife in 1906 just before a visit to Britain.
Many quartets today try to reduce the inevitable intensity of their existence by restricting their group's season and encouraging one another to engage in different aspects of musical life.
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