Rose Quartet

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Rosé Quartet, 1882: Arnold Rosé, Julius Egghard d. J., Anton Loh, Eduard Rosé
Rosé Quartet, approx. 1920: Paul Fischer, Arnold Rosé, Anton Ruzitska, Anton Walter

The Rosé Quartet was a string quartet founded in Vienna in 1882 by Arnold Rosé and his brother Eduard Rosé , which gave its last concert in 1945 while emigrating to London . It was one of the most important ensembles of the first decades of the 20th century.

history

Only a short time after starting his career as concertmaster of the Vienna Opera Orchestra and member of the Vienna Philharmonic , 19-year-old Arnold Rosé founded his first string quartet. In the course of more than 60 years of history, this has seen many changes in the line-up, and it probably reached its peak between around 1905 and 1920.

The Rosé Quartet saw itself as the heir of the Hellmesberger Quartet (1849–1901) and accordingly also cultivated an emotional, sensual game, which in its peculiarity was often considered characteristic of the “Viennese note”.

In addition to the regular six to eight subscription concerts per season in Vienna, the quartet completed numerous tours (including to the USA in 1928 ) and thus became one of the best known internationally of its time. In addition to the classical repertoire (especially Haydn , Mozart , Beethoven , Schubert ), it was also dedicated to the works of contemporary composers , many of whom were premiered or premiered . For example, quartets by Johannes Brahms , Hans Gál , Karl Goldmark , Erich Wolfgang Korngold , Hans Pfitzner , Franz Schmidt , Arnold Schönberg , Anton Webern , Karl Weigl , Franz Ippisch and others.

After the “ Anschluss of Austria ” in March 1938, Arnold Rosé, who was already more than 75 years old, was forced to emigrate as a Jew . This took him to London in 1939, where he continued to perform with a quartet, some of which were new. Its last public concert took place in 1945, just under a year before the death of its legendary founder.

Members

  • Violin : Arnold Rosé (1882–1945)
  • Violin: Julius Egghard the Elder J. (1882–1883), Anton Loh (1884–1889), August Siebert (1890–1896), Albert Bachrich (1897–1904), Paul Fischer (1905–1938)
  • Viola : Anton Loh (1882–1883), Sigismund Bachrich (1884–1894), Hugo von Steiner (1895–1901), Anton Ruzitska (1901–1929), Max Handl (1930–1933), Julius Stwertka (1934–1938)
  • Violoncello : Eduard Rosé (1882–1883), Reinhold Hummer (1884–1900), Friedrich Buxbaum (1901–1920), Anton Walter (1921), Friedrich Buxbaum (1922–1945)

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