Daisy Webb Webb থেকে 4467 Gabrovitsa, Bulgaria
First violinist Arnold Steinhardt’s amazing chronicle of the Guarneri String Quartet’s first 35 years together. It is extraordinary that such a gifted musician can be equally fluent in his writing. He tells how this group of strong and opinionated individualists work together as equals to produce magic. He is a marvel at describing the tension between the need to work together intimately and at the same time maintain a private space. He includes lots of stories and anecdotes, many of them about famous mentors and guest such as Pablo Casals and Artur Rubinstein, never saying a derogatory or even gossipy word about anyone. He has such a gift for describing the pieces that they play and their emotional impact that you want to immediately go out and listen to them