The Aeolian Quartet was a highly reputed string quartet based in London, England, with a long international touring history and presence, an important recording and broadcasting profile. It was the successor of the pre-World War II Stratton Quartet. The quartet adopted its new name in 1944 and disbanded in 1981.
The AeolianQuartet was a highly reputed string quartet based in London, England, with a long international touring history and presence, an important...
name Aeolian harp, a harp that is played by the wind Aeolian mode, a musical mode, the natural minor key AeolianQuartet (1952–1981), a string quartet based...
made by the Tátrai Quartet for Hungaroton from 1964 to 1984 and issued as a boxed set in 2000. During the 1970s, the AeolianQuartet recorded a complete...
An Aeolian harp (also wind harp) is a musical instrument that is played by the wind. Named after Aeolus, the ancient Greek god of the wind, the traditional...
composed by Dennis Wilson. It was recorded by the highly respected AeolianQuartet, who were asked by director John Davis to perform the piece badly,...
the National Gallery. After the War the group was re-founded as the AeolianQuartet. George Stratton, violin William Manuel, violin Carl Taylor (musician)...
The term string quartet refers to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century...
was taken by Colin Horsley. Medtner's recording of the work with the AeolianQuartet, unpublished at the time, has been released on the St Laurent label...
The harmonic minor scale (or Aeolian ♯7 scale) is a musical scale derived from the natural minor scale, with the minor seventh degree raised by one semitone...
of Raymond and Ann Keenlyside. Raymond played second violin in the AeolianQuartet, and Ann's father was the violinist Leonard Hirsch. When he was eight...
The Emerson String Quartet, also known as the Emerson Quartet, was an American string quartet initially formed as a student group at the Juilliard School...
The Guarneri Quartet was an American string quartet founded in 1964 at the Marlboro Music School and Festival. It was admired for its rich, warm, complex...
led the New Philharmonia Orchestra. In 1970 he became leader of the AeolianQuartet. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)...
the minor scale has three scale patterns – the natural minor scale (or Aeolian mode), the harmonic minor scale, and the melodic minor scale (ascending...
Brainin founded the Amadeus Quartet, which performed worldwide for forty years. Hurwitz led many groups, including the AeolianQuartet from 1970 until its disbandment...
The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco. It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for 50 years...
The Amati Quartet was a string quartet, associated with the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The ensemble performed with...
The Juilliard String Quartet is a classical music string quartet founded in 1946 at the Juilliard School in New York by William Schuman. Since its inception...
Borodin Quartet is a string quartet that was founded in 1945 in the then Soviet Union. It is one of the world's longest-lasting string quartets, having...
Arthur Bliss, Reginald Jacques, Imogen Holst, the Melos Ensemble and AeolianQuartet. WRC had the distinction of producing Colin Davis' first recording...
The Bohemian Quartet (Czech: 'České kvarteto'; known as the Czech Quartet after 1918) was a Czech string quartet of international repute that was founded...
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