Columbia Record Catalog (1947)

BRUCE, CAROL (Contralto) see: No Price Bille oes Pususcyece alee septate ale weetprere euler atete a (in set M-611)...71761-D 1.00 Cant; Help Lovin -Dat Mann icsiesccse fei ee (in set M-611).:.71759-D 1.00: ShowsBoati yo ste ar eee tate ana erente | Sco Sw tao cate abe Hel sect te eee set M-611 5.85 THE BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET The Budapest Quartet, one of the most distinguished chamber music ensembles of our time, was organized in Budapest, Hungary, in 1921, and undertook its first extensive tour of Europe in the same year. Its personnel has undergone considerable change since its inception. At present the members include Josef Roismann, first violinist; E. Ortenberg, second violinist; Boris Kroyt, violist; and Mischa Schneider, cellist. The Budapest String Quartet has performed what is believed to be the largest repertoire known by any string quartet, ranging from the early works of the Mannheim school to the most recent creations of the modern composers. Everywhere they play, which is in almost every great city throughout the world, they are greeted with the most lavish praise. As the critic of the New York Times so aptly put it, “If there is a finer string foursome in existence than the Budapest Quartet, it has not made itself known on this side of the Atlantic. Here is a quartet unrivalled for balance and blending of suave, soulful and immaculately pure tone, which achieves a unity of effect that could hardly be bettered, and brings a poetry and understanding to its interpretations unmatched by any other organization of its kind today.” Budapest String Quartet Recordings: Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 (Beethoven).......... set M-444 4.85 Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4 (Beethoven)........ set M-556 3.85 Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5 (Beethoven)—Minuet .............e20-. (in set M-510)....71378-D 1.00 Quartet=Na.,9 ‘in’ © Major (Beethoven)+.. .4...5, 25 ee set M-510 4.85 Quartet No. 11 in F Minor (Beethoven, Op. 95)............. set M-519 3.85 Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127 (Beethoven)........ set M-537 5.85 Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Beethoven)....... set M-429 5.85 Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 (Beethoven)............ set M-545 5.85 Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Beethoven)............ set M-489 3.85 Quartet. in:G .Minor,Op440 (Debussy). o:s a oer eee ee set M-467 4.85 Quartet-in =F ARGaVel)i ac. ane ee cee oat cto. eatin rer caer mr eae set M-425 4.85 Quartet No. Tain “DEMinore( Ke78 21 ye Mozart). cent eee set M-462 3.85 Quintet in C Major. Op. 29 (Beethoven) (with. M.‘Katims,.viola)e sc iied6 aus ae. 2) eee eee ee set M-623 4.85 Quintet in G Minors (I. 5 LOY: (MOZGrE cere tienen, ome tenee ee set. M-526 4.85 Quintet in C Major (Schubert) (with Heifetz, cello)........... set M-497 6.85 QuintetNoa2:in2GiMajor (K.254 514 Mozart hese oe eae set M-586 4.85 BUSCH, ADOLF (Violinist) Adolf Busch was born in Siegen, Westphalia in 1891. A child prodigy, at three he had perfect pitch, and at seven had played the Beriot Concerto’ in public. In 1920 he met the young pianist, Rudolf Serkin and from that time on they collaborated in sonata recitals until eventually Serkin joined the ; Busch family in Switzerland and married the violinist’s daughter. Established abroad as Germany’s a ‘a £0 first violinist, Mr. Busch relinquished his country | after Hitler came into power and has been a leading and honored figure in the American musical world. The celebrated Busch Quartet was founded by Mr. Busch in 1913 and in 1942 he recreated in America his well-known Little Symphony orchestra. Their first transcontinental tour in 1945 met with enthusiastic acclaim. Mr. Busch is an honorary member of the Societa del Quartetto of Milan, a privilege he shares with Wagner, Verdi and Toscanini. 4 490 * Not available in automatic sequence (MM or MX)