Stradivari-Quartett SCHUBERT String Quartet G Major - String Quartet Movements

In its playing the Stradivari Quartet seeks only optimal results. As such, it resembles its namesake in the field of instrument making. Stradivarius may even be said to provide the Quartet’s framework. Its leader plays the Stradivarius “aurea” violin of 1715, while the violoncellist’s instrument, the “Suggia”, dates from 1717. The Quartet’s two other instruments are the “Ex-Wannamaker Hart” violin that was made by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini in 1767 and a viola from Hendrick Willems workshop dating from 1690. 

Just as the sound of these italian and Belgian instruments blends to perfection, so the playing of the four musicians from Switzerland, China, and Poland creates a uniquely harmonious impression.