Arditti Quartet

The Arditti Quartet is one of the leading string quartet ensembles, with emphasis on the interpretation of compositions from the 20th century and the present. Since its founding in 1974 by violinist Irvine Arditti several hundred string quartets have been devoted to him. Composers such as Thomas Adès, Louis Andriessen, Georges Aperghis, Harrison Birtwistle, Benjamin Britten, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Edison Vasilievich Denisov, James Dillon, Hugues Dufourt, Pascal Dusapin, Ivan Fedele, Brian Ferneyhough, Luca Francesconi, Gubaidulina, Francisco have Guerrero, Jonathan Harvey, Toshio Hosokawa, Mauricio Kagel, Davorin Kempf, György Kurtág, Helmut Lachenmann, György Ligeti, Bruno Maderna, Philippe Manoury, Conlon Nancarrow, Roger Reynolds, Wolfgang Rihm, Giacinto Scelsi, Salvatore Sciarrino, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis entrusted with the premiere of their works, of which many have become established in the repertoire of contemporary music.

The Arditti Quartet strives for the interpretation of contemporary music always close collaboration with the composer. In the educational area its members were long resident string tutors at the Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music and since then gave numerous master classes and workshops for young performers and composers in the world.

The Arditti Quartet's extensive discography of over 180 CDs. Series on the French label Naïve Montaigne 42 recordings have been released that portray many contemporary composers and present complete string quartets of the Second Viennese School for the first time. Many works have been recorded in the presence of the composer, such as the complete string quartets of Luciano Berio. Even legendary episodes of recent musical history as the recording of Stockhausen's spectacular " Helicopter Quartet " were immortalized by the Ensemble on CD. Among the recent publications on Aeon include Birtwistle, Dusapin, Gerhard and Harvey.

The Arditti Quartet has over the last 25 years, won numerous awards, including several times the German Record Prize. For the recording of works Elliot Carter (1999) and Harrison Birtwistle (2002), it has twice won the Gramophone Award for "Best recording of contemporary music." The Ernst von Siemens Music Prize was forgiven for his "musical masterpiece" 1999. In 2004, Charles Cros him the Académie awarded the "Coup de Coeur " for his "contribution to the dissemination of music of our time ."

Members

  • Irvine Arditti - violin ( since 1974)
  • Ashot Sargsyan - violin ( since June 2005)
  • Ralf Ehlers - Viola (since January 2003)
  • Lucas Fels - cello ( since 2006)

Former members

Violin

  • Graeme Jennings ( since 1994)
  • David Alberman (since 1986)
  • Alexander Bălănescu (since 1983)

Viola

  • Dov Scheindlin (since 1997)
  • Garth Knox (since 1990)
  • Levine Andrade ( since 1974)

Violoncello

  • Rohan de Saram ( since 1977)
  • Helen Liebmann ( seit1976 )
  • John Senter ( since 1974)

Discography

  • John Cage: Music for Four, 30 Pieces ( CD: MODE Mode17, published 1989)
  • John Cage: String quartet in four parts, Four (CD: MODE Mode27, published 1992)
  • Elliott Carter: String Quartets 1-4, Elegy ( CD: Et Cetera KTC 1065-66, published 1989)
  • Hans Werner Henze: String Quartets 1-5 ( CD: WERGO WER 60114 / 15-50, published 1986)
  • Helmut Lachenmann: String Quartet No.1, 2 and 3 ( CD: KAIROS Kairos 0012662, published 2011)
  • György Ligeti: String Quartet No.2 Nr.1/Streichquartett ( CD: WERGO WER 60079-50, published 1988)
  • György Ligeti: String Quartet No.2 Nr.1/Streichquartett, 2 Movements, Ballad and dance, Hyllning (CD: SONY SK62306, published 1996)
  • Conlon Nancarrow: String Quartet No.2 Nr.1/Streichquartett, Study 15, 31, 33, 34, Toccata ( CD: WERGO WER 669 262, published in 2007 )
  • Arnold Schoenberg: String Quartet I-IV ( CD: Montaigne / naive MO782024, published 1994)
  • Arnold Schoenberg: Chamber Music ( CD: Montaigne / naive MO782025, published 1995)
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen: Helicopter Quartet ( CD: Stockhausen Verlag CD 53A B, published in 1999 )
  • Anton Webern: complete string trios and quartets ( CD: Montaigne / naive MO782136, published 1991)
  • Iannis Xenakis: complete string chamber music ( CD: Montaigne / naive MO782005, published 1992)

Awards

  • Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (June 1999)
  • Gramophone Award (October 1999 ) for the CD of works by Elliott Carter
  • Gramophone Award (October 2002) Pulse Shadows by Birtwistle
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