The Reinhold Quartet, consisting of musicians from the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, was founded in 1996 and has performed over 250 quartet evenings internationally.
Composer Biography
Franz Liszt, who nicknamed Eugen d'Albert 'Albertus Magnus' ('Albert the Great'), refined his piano skills in Weimar and took him to Bayreuth.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Eugen d'Albert always considered music theatre to be the highest artistic mission and later made it the focus of his compositional work, writing 21 stage works.
Critical Reception
Johannes Brahms, to whom d'Albert dedicated his Second Quartet, subtly criticized the work by suggesting it resembled the less-esteemed sonatas of Muzio Clementi, rather than Beethoven or Brahms.
Composer Biography
Eugen d'Albert, though born in Glasgow, had French and Italian roots and spent most of his life in Germany, feeling a special attraction to German composers' music.
Composer Biography
As a child prodigy, Eugen d'Albert played for Queen Victoria and was noticed by Clara Schumann and Hans Richter, who introduced him to Johannes Brahms, Hans von Bülow, and Anton Bruckner.
Composition History
Eugen d'Albert dedicated his String Quartet Op. 7 to Joseph Joachim, the leading violinist of his era, and his String Quartet Op. 11 to Johannes Brahms, the most acclaimed composer of his time.
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