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Musician of Classical
Martin Lovett OBE (born 3 February 1927) is an English cellist, known as the cellist with the Amadeus Quartet.When he was 11, his father, a cellist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, gave him his first lessons. At 15, he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London. He joined the Amadeus Quartet at the age of 19, in 1947. They remained together for 40 years, until the death of violist Peter Schidlof in 1987, when they decided to disband.A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, he also acts as a judge in many international chamber music competitions.
Amadeus-Quartett |
Amadeus Ensemble |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Piano Quartet No.1 In G Minor, Op.25 | Johannes Brahms, Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Martin Lovett, Emil Gilels | 1971 | Album |
Streichquartett D-dur KV499, Streichquartett B-dur KV589 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Amadeus-Quartett, Peter Schidlof, Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel, Martin Lovett | 1959 | Album |
Quintet In A Major (Trout) | Franz Schubert, Hephzibah Menuhin, Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Martin Lovett, James Merrett | 1959 | Album |
Forellenquintett | Franz Schubert – Emil Gilels • Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Martin Lovett, Rainer Zepperitz | Album | |
Streichquartett B-Dur Kv 485 (Jagd-Quartett); Streichquartett G-Dur Op. 77 Nr.1 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Amadeus-Quartett, Peter Schidlof, Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel, Martin Lovett | Album |