Indivisible by Four: A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony

The Guarneri Quartet is fabled for its unique longevity and high-spirited virtuosity. Here is its story from the inside--a story filled with drama, humor, danger, compassion, and, of course, glorious music.

A player who studies and performs the exalted string-quartet repertoire has opted for a very special life. Arnold Steinhardt, tracing his own development as a student, orchestra player, and budding young soloist, gives a touching account of how he and his intrepid colleagues were converted to chamber music despite the daunting odds against success. And he reveals, as no one has before, the intensely difficult process by which--on the battlefield of daily three-hour rehearsals--four individualists master and then overcome the confining demands of ensemble playing.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 06/15/2000
ISBN: 9780374527006
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 159