Melos Quartet
Melos Quartett Stuttgart | |
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Melos Quartet (from L to R: H. Voss, W. Melcher, P. Buck, G. Voss) in 1977 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Melos String Quartet, Melos Quartett |
| Origin | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Chamber ensemble |
| Years active | 1965–2005 |
| Labels | Bayer Records, BIS, Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, EMI, Harmonia Mundi, Hännsler Classics, Intercord, Novalis, Philips, SWR-digital, Tower Records (Japan releases), Vera Verlag GmbH, Vox Candide, Vox Turnabout |
| Past members | Wilhelm Melcher, 1st violin; Gerhard Voss, 2nd violin (1965–1993); Ida Bieler, 2nd violin (1993–2005); Hermann Voss, viola; Peter Buck, cello |
The Melos Quartet was a much-recorded, Stuttgart-based string quartet active from 1965 until 2005, when its first violinist died. It also went by the name Melos-Quartett-Stuttgart, partly to distinguish itself from the equally prominent chamber group the Melos Ensemble of London.