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Allegri String Quartet
Formed in 1953
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The Allegri Quartet is a British string quartet that was founded in 1953 by violinist Eli Goren. The other original members were second violinist James Barton, violist Patrick Ireland, and cellist William Pleeth. It is Britain's longest-running chamber music ensemble.
A commitment to refreshing the chamber repertoire had led the Allegri Quartet to give more than 60 world premières since 1964, including specially commissioned pieces by leading composers such as James MacMillan, Jonathan Harvey and Colin Matthews.
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Le Quatuor Allegri, du nom du compositeur Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) à qui l'on attribue la première œuvre pour quatuor à cordes, est un quatuor à cordes britannique (deux violons, alto et violoncelle) fondé en 1953 et est le plus ancien des ensembles de chambre britanniques en exercice. Il noue dès ses débuts des contacts avec les plus grands compositeurs anglais - parmi lesquels Benjamin Britten, Michael Tippett ou Alec Roth - et donne des cours et des concerts sous l'égide du Radcliffe Trust.
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Discography
Albums
- 1985 Stolen Gems
- 1989 Clarinet Quartets
- 1992 String Quartets D887 & D353
- 1997 Haydn, Shostakovich, Schumann
- 2003 String Quartet no. 14 'Death and the Maiden' / String Quartet no. 12 'Quartettsatz'
- 2013 Quartets, op. 18, Volume One
- Bruch: A Monor String Quartet / Johannes Brahms: G Major Quintet
- Piano Trio / String Quartet no. 2
- Schubert, Haydn, Ravel
