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Wilhelm Melcher
vn, 1940-2005 DE
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Wilhelm Melcher (April 5, 1940 – March 5, 2005) was a German violinist best known as the founder of the Melos Quartet.He was born in Hamburg and studied there and in Rome. He won the 1962 International Chamber Music Competition in Venice and became the concertmaster of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra the next year at the age of 23.He wanted to have a standing quartet, so he invited the brothers Gerhard and Hermann Voss to join him and the cellist Peter Buck. The quartet was based in Stuttgart because of the ties of Hermann Voss and Peter Buck to that city.
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Sonata For Piano And Violin In G, K. 27: 1. Andante poco agadio on Mozart, W.A.: The Piano Sonatas; Piano Music For 4 Hands by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christoph Eschenbach & Justus Frantz Sonata For Piano And Violin In D, K. 7: 3. Menuet I-II on Mozart, W.A.: The Piano Sonatas; Piano Music For 4 Hands by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christoph Eschenbach & Justus Frantz Sonata For Piano And Violin In D, K. 7: 1. Allegro molto on Mozart, W.A.: The Piano Sonatas; Piano Music For 4 Hands by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christoph Eschenbach & Justus Frantz String Quartet In E Flat Major, MWV R18: 4. Fuga on Mendelssohn: The String Quartets by Felix Mendelssohn & Melos Quartet Sonata For Piano And Violin In D, K. 7: 2. Adagio on Mozart, W.A.: The Piano Sonatas; Piano Music For 4 Hands by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christoph Eschenbach & Justus Frantz String Quintet, WAB 112 on Los Grandes de la Musica Clasica - Anton Bruckner Vol. 3 by Anton Bruckner, Rolf Schweizer & Motet Chorus Pforzheim Sonata For Piano And Violin In G, K. 27: 2. Allegro on Mozart, W.A.: The Piano Sonatas; Piano Music For 4 Hands by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christoph Eschenbach & Justus Frantz Four Pieces For String Quartet, Op. 81, MWV R 35: 2. Scherzo on Mendelssohn: The String Quartets by Felix Mendelssohn & Melos Quartet String Quartet No. 6 In F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R 37: 1. Allegro vivace assai on Mendelssohn: The String Quartets by Felix Mendelssohn & Melos Quartet String Quartet In E Flat Major, MWV R18: 1. Allegro moderato on Mendelssohn: The String Quartets by Felix Mendelssohn & Melos QuartetTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64 / A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture And Incidental Music | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Wilhelm Melcher, The London Chamber Orchestra, Harold Friedman | 1995 | Album |
| Konzert Für Violine Und Orchester | Wilhelm Melcher, Leon Szalar, Hamburger Symphoniker - Johannes Brahms | Album | |
| Max Bruch - Konzert Für Violine Und Orchester Nr.1 In G-Moll, Op.26 / Felix Mendelssohn - Konzert Für Violine Und Orchester Op.64 In E-Moll | Wilhelm Melcher / Gabor Ötvös, Hamburger Symphoniker | Album |
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