Indivisible by Four A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony

Name: Indivisible by Four A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony
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ISBN: 9780374527006

ISBN-10: 0374527008

ISBN-13: 9780374527006

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Authors: Arnold Steinhardt

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The Guarneri Quartet is fabled for its unique longevity and high-spirited virtuosity. Here is its story from the inside--a story filled with drama, humor, danger, compassion, and, of course, glorious music. A player who studies and performs the exalted string-quartet repertoire has opted for a very special life. Arnold Steinhardt, tracing his own development as a student, orchestra player, and budding young soloist, gives a touching account of how he and his intrepid colleagues were converted to chamber music despite the daunting odds against success. And he reveals, as no one has before, the intensely difficult process by which--on the battlefield of daily three-hour rehearsals--four…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 6/15/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.20" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Arnold Steinhardt is the author of Indivisible by Four: A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony. He is the first violinist of the acclaimed Guarneri String Quartet and performs as a soloist all over the world.




Zone of Magic



Soloist



The Heart of the Matter



Birth Announcement



Fifty Bucks a Concert



Debut, or You owe me twenty-five cents



The Metal Ear



Growing Pains



In Perfect Four-Part Harmony



A Long Journey



"Death and the Maiden"


Acknowledgments