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Article: Violinist freed from wartime internment camp became member of string quartet ; Siegmund Nissel, the second violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, an internationally renowned ensemble that had its roots in the internment camps of wartime Britain, has died aged 86.
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- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- May 27, 2008
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Siegmund Nissel, the second violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, an
internationally renowned ensemble that had its roots in the
internment camps of wartime Britain, has died aged 86.
The Amadeus, one of the most highly regarded string quartets of
the 20th Century, performed widely and made about 200 recordings. It
was also known for its longevity, performing for 40 years without a
single change of personnel.
As the Amadeus Quartet, the ensemble made its debut in London in
1948. Mr Nissel gave the group its name - it had begun in 1947 as
the Brainin Quartet, after its first violinist, Norbert Brainin.
When the quartet played its last concert in 1987, it had been
together longer than its namesake ...
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