Group
Petersen Quartett
- From
- Berlin, Germany
- Active
- 1979–2009
- Releases
- 18
- classical
- string quartet
About
The Petersen Quartet named after its founder Ulrike Petersen, is a German string quartet. It was founded in 1979 at the Hanns Eisler Music Conservatory in East Berlin and is regarded as one of the internationally renowned German chamber music ensembles of the late GDR period and the years following German reunification. After a hiatus of several years, the ensemble has been active again since the mid-2020s.
Members
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Ulrike Petersen violin
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Conrad Muck violin
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Henry-David Varema cello
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Ula Ulijona viola
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Hans-Jakob Eschenburg cello
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Gernot Süssmuth violin
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Friedemann Weigle viola
Discography
Albums
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3 „Preussische“ Quartette: KV 575 / 589 / 590
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String Quartets
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String Quintets
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String Quartets
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String Quartet / String Sextet / Violin Sonata / Duo for Violin and Cello
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String Quintet
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Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 130 / Grosse Fuge Op. 133
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Ravel: String Quartet / Milhaud: String Quartet no. 1 / Lekeu: Nocturne / Fragment / Chausson: Chanson perpétuelle
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Streichquartette / String Quartets
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Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 8 & Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva / Auerbach: String Quartet no. 3 "Cetera desunt"
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Streichquartette / String Quartets Nos. 3 & 5
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Streichquartett / Streichquintett "Rhapsodie"
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Piano Quintet / String Quartet
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Schönberg: Streichquartett Nr. 2 / Webern: Langsamer Satz / Berg: Die geheime Gesangstimme
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Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Quintet / Piano Quartet
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Streichquartette op. 1 Nr. 1-6
Links
Also known as
Petersen String Quartett · Peterson Quartett
Tags
- german string quartet
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 40b0f4b3-dc2b-47bd-81e4-3761154593b1
- ISNI
- 0000000120336933
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