The Salomon Quartet was formed in 1982 as one of the first string quartets playing music of the classical period on authentic instruments and informed by historical scholarship. The quartet originally comprised

Simon Standage Simon Andrew Thomas Standage (born 8 November 1941 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is an English violinist and conductor best known for playing and conducting music of the baroque and classical eras on original instruments. Biography and ...

, (

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), Micaela Comberti †, (violin), Trevor Jones †, (

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), and

Jennifer Ward Clarke Jennifer Ward Clarke (20 June 1935 – 1 March 2015) was a British cellist. After an early career in contemporary music, she later specialised in baroque music and performances on period instruments. Early life and career Jennifer Ward Clarke w ...

†, (

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). Violin II is now taken by Catherine Martin, viola by Adam Romer and cello by Andrew Skidmore. The violins and viola are modern reproductions of models set up as they would have been at the end of the 18th century. The cello is English and dates from 1791.

Recordings

* Mozart: The 6 '

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' String Quartets, K.387, 421, 428, 458, 464, 465 (including 'Dissonance', 'Hunt' and 'Drum') *Mozart: String quartets K.565 and K.590 *Mozart: String quartets K.499 'Hoffmeister' and K.589 *Mozart:

String quintet A string quintet is a musical composition for five string players. As an extension to the string quartet (two violins, a viola, and a cello), a string quintet includes a fifth string instrument, usually a second viola (a so-called "viola quintet" ...

s K.515, 593, 516, 614 with Simon Whistler, viola *Mozart:

Piano quartet A piano quartet is a chamber music composition for piano and three other instruments, or a musical ensemble comprising such instruments. Those other instruments are usually a string trio consisting of a violin, viola and cello. Piano quartets for ...

s K.478, 493 with

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*Mozart: Clarinet quintets K.581, 516c, 580b (completed by Duncan Druce) with Alan Hacker, basset horn and Lesley Schatzberger, clarinet *Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik with

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and Christopher Hogwood * Gyrowetz: 3 string quartets op.44 *The String Quartet in 18th-century England: string quartets by

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, Shield,

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, Webbe and Wesley. *

: the 'Sun' quartets op.20 nos.1-6 *Haydn: the 'Russian' quartets op.33 nos.1-6, op.42 (including 'The Joke', 'The Bird' and 'How do you do?') *Haydn: 'Prussian' quartets op.50 nos.1-6 *Haydn: 'Tost I' quartets op.54 *Haydn: 'Tost II' quartets op.55 *Haydn: 'Tost' quartets op.64 nos.1-6 (including 'The Lark') *Haydn: String quartets op.71 nos.1-3 *Haydn: String quartets op.74 nos.1-3 (including 'The Rider') *Haydn: String quartets op.77 nos.1-2, op.103 *Haydn: Symphonies no.100 and 104 (in the transcriptions of Salomon) with

Lisa Beznosiuk Lisa Beznosiuk (born 20 August 1956 in Sheffield) is an English flautist of Ukrainian and Irish descent, specializing in period performance of baroque and classical music on historical flutes. Biography and career Lisa Beznosiuk trained at th ...

, flute, and Christopher Hogwood,

External links

Salomon QuartetHyperion Records: The Salomon Quartet
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Salomon Quartet Musical groups established in 1982 English string quartets Instrumental early music groups 1982 establishments in England