Viennese zither quartet
The Vienna Zither Quartet , also known as the Vienna Zither Teachers Quartet , has been trying to revive an almost extinct musical instrument, the zither , since 1998 . It is a guest worldwide.
Members
The Vienna Zither Quartet is currently composed as follows:
- Hannelore Laister and her two daughters:
- Barbara Laister-Ebner and
- Monika Kutter b. Laister as well
- Stephan Hörandner
The ensemble plays in numerous churches and concert halls in Germany and Austria, but has also made guest appearances in Iran, Italy, France and Hungary. Ensemble member Barbara Laister-Ebner was invited by the Vienna Philharmonic to take part in the 2018 New Year's Concert .
repertoire
The Viennese zither quartet has a wide-ranging repertoire, which ranges from baroque and classical to the classic Viennese song and the Viennese waltz tradition to blues , pop and world music . Robbie Williams is one of the contemporary composers whose works the ensemble interprets . The ensemble's standard repertoire includes the following pieces of music:
- Evaristo Dall'Abaco : Sonata op. 1/4 (18th century)
- Georg Philipp Telemann : Mesto (18th century)
- Johann Sebastian Bach : Allegro moderato and double concert (18th century)
- Johann and Josef Strauss : Pizzicato-Polka (1870)
- Anton Karas : Harry Lime Theme (1948)
- Astor Piazzolla : Invierno Porteño (1952)
Other central works of the repertoire are traditional pieces of Viennese folk music, such as:
- Old Viennese hop dances
- Sieveringen memories
- Little brother fine
- Under the rowan tree
- Altlerchenfelder dances
Recordings
- 1992: Development of zither music in Vienna
- 1993: Small treasures , AGS records, Vienna
- 2003: Allegro moderato
- 2003: Peaceful evening
- 2003: dimensions
additional
Hannelore Laister also founded the Vienna Zither Ensemble , which is currently under the direction of her daughter Monika Kutter. This ensemble combines professional zither players with talented amateurs.
Web links
- Viennese zither teacher quartet , official website (with photographs and audio samples)
- Culture Mediation International , short presentation of the ensemble (with photography)
- Stephan Ander , short presentation of the ensemble (with photography and audio sample)
- Sound Cloud , Sieveringen memories, played by the Vienna Zither Quartet (audio sample)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The zither enchants the audience in the Thüringer Allgemeine , accessed on December 30, 2017
- ↑ zither quartet , Past concerts, accessed on 30 December 2017
- ↑ List of recordings on the homepage of the Zither Quartet , accessed on December 30, 2017
- ↑ Listing of Barbara and Monika Laister's recordings on Wacks.at , accessed on December 30, 2017
- ↑ AGS records, entry on CD ( page no longer accessible , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 30, 2017
- ^ Wiener Zitherensemble , Über uns, accessed on December 30, 2017
