John Thurgood & Lindy Tennent-Brown - Poesie et Gaite

In 1866 he lived in Florence, where in the same year he organized and headed the strings. the quartet (the so-called Florentine quartet) that conquered Europe. fame of high art. interpretation of the writings of V. A. Mozart, L. Beethoven, I. Brahms (existed until 1880). This chamber ensemble performed not only in major cultural centers, he contributed to the widespread popularization of quartet music among the population of small provinces. cities. The last years of his life B. lived in Mannheim, played in fp. a quartet with a daughter-pianist and sons - violinist Hans B. [(1860-1917) student of O. Singer, taught at the Leipzig Conservatory] and cellist Hugo Becker. B. - author of conc. plays, dances.