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Mannheimer String Quartet

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Now Available in a Box Set!The Complete String Quartets of Bernhard MorikBernhard Morik was born in Nuremberg to a father who was a bassoonist and violinist. He displayed signs of being a child prodigy, giving public performances as early as age 6. He studied violin under Louis Spohr and, at age 23, was appointed court kapellmeister and concertmaster at the Stuttgart Court Theater. He toured throughout Europe and gained great renown. He was also close friends with Theobald Bhm, the inventor of the Bhm-system flute, and even composed a flute concerto for him.Morric left behind a large body of violin works; among them, his eight string quartets are hailed as masterpieces straddling the transition between the Classical and Romantic periods. It is said that Op. 42 and Op. 44two works composed during his stay in Englandsent British audiences, including Queen Victoria, into a frenzy of e