Biography

The name of this internationally renowned group means bow and gut strings. In its almost decade-long existence, its membership has continually changed from two to eight string performers with several constant players: Vera Beths, Jürgen Kussmaul, and Anner Bylsma. This continuous regrouping allows the musicians to present a wide repetoire of pieces and also fits their desire to enjoy performing with a variety of musician friends, rather than attempting to maintain a fixed form as a string quartet or quintet. The group emphasizes the authentic presentation of works of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, and prefers to play on gut strings in order to realize the older timbres in performance. ~ "Blue Gene" Tyranny, All Music Guide

Discography

Mozart: Sextet in F; Quintet in Ef Buy this CD	Mozart: Divertimento, K. 563; 4 Adagios & Fugues after Bach Buy this CD	Mozart: Divertimenti K. 334 & K. 247 Buy this CD	Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in Ef; Duos No2 Buy this CD	Mendelssohn/Gade: Octets for Strings Buy this CD
Beethoven: String Trios Buy this CD	Beethoven: Sextet in E; Quintet in A; Duett mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern Buy this CD	Louis Spohr: Octet; Sextet; Quintet Buy this CD	Beethoven: String Trio Op 3, Serenade-L'Archibudelli Buy this CD	Michael Hardn: String Quintets Buy this CD

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