Group
Amadeus Quartet
- From
- United Kingdom
- Active
- 1947–1987
- Rating
- ★ 3.65
- Releases
- 77
- classical
- string quartet
About
The Amadeus Quartet was a string quartet founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1987, having retained its founding members throughout its history.
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Noted for its smooth, sophisticated style, its seamless ensemble playing, and its sensitive interpretation,
the quartet has often been seen as working within an Austrian tradition. However, it was formed and based in the United Kingdom.
Members
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Norbert Brainin violin
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Martin Lovett cello
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Siegmund Nissel violin
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Peter Schidlof viola
Discography
Albums
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String Quintets K 516 & K 593
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String Quartet D Minor Op. Posth. / Quartet Movement C Minor Op. Posth.
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Quintette à cordes en ut majeur
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Klarinettenquintett H-Moll
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Streichquintette C-Dur KV 515 & C-moll KV 406
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"Forellenquintett" ("Trout" quintet, "La truite")
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
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Der Tod und das Mädchen
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Quatuor "La Jeune fille et la Mort"
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Divertimento K. 563
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Mozart: »Jagdquartett« / Haydn: »Kaiserquartett«
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Cuartetos "La muerte y la doncella" / "La caza"
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Piano Quartet, op. 25
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Schubert: String Quintet in C / Mozart: Adagio and Fugue, K. 546
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String Quartets, op. 59 no. 3 & op. 74
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Streichquartette op. 71 op. 74 op. 77 op. 103
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Quintette "La Truite" / Trios op. 99 & 100 / Sonatensatz / Notturno
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Schubert: Piano Quintet in A 'Trout' / Beethoven: Piano Trio in D 'Ghost'
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Quintet for Clarinet / Quartet for Flute no. 1 / Quartet for Oboe
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String Quintet
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Streichsextett no. 1
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String Quartets: "From My Life" / "American"
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Piano Quintet Op. 34 / String Sextet Op. 18
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Clarinet Quintet in A major / String Quintet in G minor
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"Kreutzer" Sonate / Streichquartett Op. 59 Nr. 1 "Razumovsky"
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Kaiserquartett / Lerchenquartett / Reiterquartett
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Haydn: Kaiser-Quartett / Sonnenaufgang-Quartett / Mozart: Jagd-Quartett
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Klavierquartett, op. 25 / Balladen, op. 10
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Mozart: 4 Flötenquartette / Oboenquartett
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Brahms: The String Quartets / Dvorak: String Quartet "American"
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Intermezzo
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Amadeus Quartet: 1951-1957
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String Quartets Opp. 51, 54, 55, 64, 71, 74
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String Quartets
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The RIAS Amadeus Quartet Recordings, volume IV: Modernism
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The Last String Quartets
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Streichquartett G‐Dur
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The RIAS Amadeus Quartet Recordings, volume VI: Haydn
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Quartette op.59 nr.1, op.131
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6 Streichquartette Op. 76
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Streichsextette (String Sextets - Sextuors à cordes) Op. 18+36 - Streichquintette (String Quintets, Quintettes à cordes) Op. 88+111
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Mozart: Concerto per clarinetto e orchestra KV 622, Quintetto per clarinetto e quartetto d'archi KV 581
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Death and the Maiden
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Piano Quintet in A major "Trout", D. 667
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Streichsextett No. 2
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Schubert: String quartets D887 und D804
Live
Compilations
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La dernière année
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Murray Perahia plays Schubert and Brahms
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Schubert: Quatuor no. 10 · Haydn: Quintette KV 515 · Mozart: Quatuor op. 20 no. 5
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The Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
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The RIAS Amadeus Quartet Recordings, volume III: Mozart
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The RIAS Amadeus Quartet Recordings, volume I: Beethoven
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The RIAS Amadeus Quartet Recordings, volume II: Schubert
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Symphonies n° 5 et n° 8 dite « Inachevée » / Quintette « La Truite », Quatuor « La Jeune Fille et la Mort »
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Streichquartette »Kaiser« »Lerchen« »Sonnenaufgang«
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27 String Quartets / Seven Last Words on the Cross
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The Legendary Amadeus Quartet: Recordings 1951–1957
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Cuartetos de cuerda “”Emperador” y “Aurora” / Sonatas para piano
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Bruckner / Smetana / Verdi
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The 1950s Mozart Recordings
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The Late Schubert
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Complete String Quartets / Quintets / Sextets
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String Quartets Opp. 76 • 77 • 103
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Klarinettenquintett / Kegelstatt-Trio / Adagio & Rondo
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"Forellenquintett" / Quartett "Der Tod und das Mädchen" ("Trout" Quintet / "Death and the Maiden" Quartet)
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Piano Quartets / Horn Quintet
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The String Quintets
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"Trout" Quintet / String Quartet "Death and the Maiden"
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Forellen‐Quintett / Der Tod und das Mädchen
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The String Quartets
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Quintets and Sextets
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An Evening with the Amadeus Quartet
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Die Großen Streichquartette
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The String Quartets
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Also known as
Amadeus Quartett · Amadeus String Quartet
Tags
- quartet
- british string quartet
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 7bf0b7e0-ce0b-411e-9977-aed8e67172a1
- ISNI
- 0000000119564998
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