Virtuoso String Quartet

The Virtuoso String Quartet was a British quartet, founded by the Gramophone Company (better known as HMV) in 1924, being the first such quartet established specifically for recording. In effect they displaced the Catterall Quartet from their position recording for HMV.

Marjorie Hayward led them for the 15 years of their life. Raymond Jeremy and Cedric Sharpe previously performed in the Philharmonic Quartet.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1924

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone Bb13919 10-in. 7/5/1928 Serenade Virtuoso String Quartet String quartet Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Virtuoso String Quartet," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100385.

Virtuoso String Quartet. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100385.

"Virtuoso String Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100385

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