Orlando Quartet
The Orlando Quartet was a classical music string quartet based in Amsterdam, formed in 1976{{cite web |last=Rockwell |first=John |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/13/arts/concert-orlando-string-quartet.html |title=Concert - Orlando String Quartet |work=The New York Times |date=1983-11-13 |access-date=2014-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203412/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/13/arts/concert-orlando-string-quartet.html |archive-date=2014-08-12 |url-status=live }} and active until 1997.
Members
First violin:
- Istvan Parkanyi, of Hungary, (born in Leipzig, Germany),{{Cite web |url=http://parkanyi-quartet.nandercirkel.nl/Parkanyi-Quartet/en-GB/the+quartet/istvan+parkanyi.aspx |title=István Párkányi - the quartet - Párkányi Quartet |website=parkanyi-quartet.nandercirkel.nl |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140624233130/http://parkanyi-quartet.nandercirkel.nl/Parkanyi-Quartet/en-GB/the+quartet/istvan+parkanyi.aspx |archive-date=24 June 2014 |url-status=dead}} (1976–1984){{Cite web |url=http://parkanyi-quartet.nandercirkel.nl/Parkanyi-Quartet/en-GB/home.aspx |title = Nieuwe pagina - Párkányi Quartet |website=parkanyi-quartet.nandercirkel.nl |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140624234750/http://parkanyi-quartet.nandercirkel.nl/Parkanyi-Quartet/en-GB/home.aspx |archive-date=24 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}
- John Harding, born in Australia, (1985–1990)
- Arvid Engegård, of Norway, (1991–1997)
Second violin:
- Heinz Oberdorfer, of Germany
Viola:
- Ferdinand Erblich, of Austria
Cello:
- Stefan Metz, of Romania
Successor
In 1998, Istvan Parkanyi, Heinz Oberdorfer, Ferdinand Erblich and cellist Michael Müller formed the Parkanyi Quartet.{{Cite web |title=Quatuors |url=http://www.pragadigitals.com/Quatuors |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.pragadigitals.com |language=fr}} {{Cite web |url=http://parkanyi-quartet.nandercirkel.nl/Parkanyi-Quartet/en-GB/home.aspx |title = Nieuwe pagina - Párkányi Quartet |website=parkanyi-quartet.nandercirkel.nl |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140624234750/http://parkanyi-quartet.nandercirkel.nl/Parkanyi-Quartet/en-GB/home.aspx |archive-date=24 June 2014 |url-status=dead}} {{cite web|url=http://loddingkonsert.com/artist.asp?id=169 |title=Párkányi Quartet, String Quartet: Biography |publisher=Svensk Konsertdirektion AB |date= |access-date=2014-08-10}}
Discography
The Orlando Quartet released albums of works by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Debussy, Dvořák, Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Ravel.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/orlando-quartet-mn0002180621/discography |title=Orlando Quartet - Discography - AllMusic |work=AllMusic |access-date=2 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204222358/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/orlando-quartet-mn0002180621/discography|archive-date=2016-02-04|url-status=live}}
References
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Category:Musical groups established in 1976
Category:Musical groups from Amsterdam
Category:International string quartets
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