The Juilliard String Quartet was founded in 1946 by Robert Mann, who remained its first violinist for its entire fifty-year history.
Recording & Production
This album, "Great Collaborations," celebrates the Juilliard String Quartet's fiftieth anniversary and features six collaborations recorded over thirty years with various guest artists.
Cultural Impact
Since 1962, the Juilliard String Quartet has been the quartet-in-residence at the Library of Congress, performing on a set of priceless Stradivari instruments and inspiring generations of new ensembles.
Interpretation
The Juilliard String Quartet takes an unconventional approach to performance, examining every piece as if the ink were wet, and focusing on the emotional truth of the music for today.
Notable Performances
Shortly after its debut, the Juilliard String Quartet gave the American premiere of all six Bartók quartets as a cycle in two concerts at Tanglewood.
Critical Reception
Arnold Schoenberg, the composer of "Verklärte Nacht," was stunned by the Juilliard Quartet's "ferocious" sound when they played his First Quartet for him, saying it was a way of playing he had never imagined.
Composition History
The Juilliard String Quartet was founded in 1946 at the suggestion of William Schuman, then president of The Juilliard School, to Robert Mann, a faculty member.
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