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The String Quartets of George Onslow

by Raymond Silvertrust

 Editor of The Chamber Music Journal

If a contest were held to determine which unknown or little-known chamber music composer was the most deserving of great recognition, few would argue that there is any composer more deserving than George Onslow  (1784-1853). During his lifetime, Onslow was held in the highest regard in Germany, Austria and England, if not France. No less a discerning critic than Robert Schumann ranked Onslow’s chamber music with that of Mozart, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn. Long forgotten, happily his music is being rediscovered, recorded, republished and performed again to the delight of listeners and players everywhere. A detailed study of Onslow's quartets has never appeared in any language. Now a book in English about these stellar works is available. Though primarily a discussion of the quartets, the book presents all of the relevant details of Onslow's life and answers the question of how such great music could have fallen into oblivion for so long a time. Full of important musical examples and photographs, this book will be of interest to chamber music lovers everywhere and indispensable to performers. Make no mistake, this is not a dry as dust work by a musicologist who has merely looked at the printed page. The author writes from great experience having played each of the quartets many times.

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