Italian Quartet

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The Italian Quartet (Quartetto Italiano) is a string quartet, founded in 1945. They made their debut in 1945 at Carpi when all four players were still in their early 20's. They were originally named Nuovo Quartetto Italiano before dropping the "Nuovo" tag in 1951. They are particularly noted for their recording of the complete cycle of Beethoven string quartets, which was recorded between 1967 and 1975. The quartet disbanded in 1980. They have recorded the complete quartets by Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, Brahms and Webern.

[edit] Members

• Paolo Borciani, violin (from 1945 to 1980)
• Elisa Pegreffi, violin (from 1945 to 1980)
• Lionello Forzanti, viola (from 1945 to 1947)
• Piero Farulli, viola (from 1947 to 1977)
• Dino Asciolla, viola (from 1977 to 1980)
• Franco Rossi, cello (from 1945 to 1980)

[edit] References

1. Official website: http://www.quartettoitaliano.com/

2. International Competition for young string quartets dedicated to Paolo Borciani: International String Quartet Competition "Premio Paolo Borciani"