Con brio: four Russians called the Budapest String Quartet
Biography, Music biography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Story of four Russian Jews who flee to Germany and, one by one, take their seats in a Hungarian string quartet before they once more escape to France and then to America. There they attract a new audience for chamber… music, become the first quartet-in-residence at the Library of Congress, and gain renown around the world. The author profiles the individuals and the collective character of the quartet. 1993.
Title Details
ISBN
9780195081077
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Copyright Date
1993
Book number
2385347
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Mitzi Friedlander
Duration
11 hours 3 minutes 24 seconds
Audio producer
Library of Congress, NLS/BPH (Louisville, KY : American Printing House for the Blind), 1995.