JAVS Fall 1992

The American Viola Society in cooperation with The Primrose International Viola Archive and Biddulph Recordings offers its members an extraordinary reissue on CD of the

PRIMROSE QUARTET Oscar Shumsky, violin I, Josef Gingold, violin II William Primrose viola, Harvey Shapiro, cello Haydn "The Seven Last Words of Christ" Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat, op. 44 (with Sanroma) Smetana Quartet in E Minor "From my Life" Brahms Quartet in B-flat, op. 67 (first release) Biddulph Recordings, 2-eD, LAB 052/53

In 1938 at the instigation of the music department of the National Broadcasting Corporation in New York a string quartet made up of four members of Toscanini's legendary NBC Symphony was established. The violist William Primrose was the most renowned member of the quartet, and his surname was adopted for the name of the group. According to Primrose, "1 suppose there might have been a few previous occasions when a quartet adopted the name of the violist, but it was most unusual. I was embarrassed, thinking this was a considerable reflection on my colleagues, but they behaved in an irreproachable fashion and the title was never a source of frictions." In his memoirs Primrose wrote: "1 am quite convinced - and I am conceited enough to say so - that no quartet ever played that had the instrumental ability of my quartet." List price in the U.S. for this 2-eD set is $29.95 Price for AVS members is $24.95. Yes, Please send me the Primrose Quartet 2-CD reissue for the special price of $24.95 a set. I have enclosed a check or money order for the proper amount payable to: The American Viola Society.

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This is a limited time offer only. Please submit now to: David Dalton Department of Music - HFAC Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

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