The Bastiaan Quartet was a German string quartet from Berlin (1945-1970). It was named after the primarius Johannes Bastiaan. In 1955, the ensemble won 2nd prize at a competition in Liège. It was represented at festivals in Berlin and Helsinki. Concert tours have taken the quartet to the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, South Africa and Japan.
Members
- 1. Violin: Johannes Bastiaan (1945–1970)
- 2. Violin: Hermann Bethmann (1945–1948) and Johannes Blau (1948–1970)
- Alto: Walter Müller (1945–1950), Fritz Steiner (1950–1963) and Giusto Cappone (1963–1970)
- Violoncello: Hans Bottermund (1945–1948), Werner Haupt (1948–1955) and Peter C. Steiner (1955–1970)
Recordings
- Johann Strauss II, Rosen aus dem Süden and Schatz-Walzer, Audite/Deutschlandradio Kultur ?/2012
- Franz Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen (string quartet) and quartet movement in C minor, Eterna 1960
Further reading
- Jürgen Stegmüller: Das Streichquartett. Eine internationale Dokumentation zur Geschichte der Streichquartett-Ensembles und Streichquartett-Kompositionen von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. (Quellenkataloge zur Musikgeschichte. Vol. 40). Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 2007, ISBN 978-3-7959-0780-8, p. 71.
References
- Kamer Musik Basel
- Das Streichquartett : eine internationale Dokumentation zur Geschichte der Streichquartett-Ensembles und Streichquartett-Kompositionen von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart on WorldCat
External links
- Literature by and about Bastiaan Quartet in the German National Library catalogue
- on Discogs
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