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The Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet (QGQ) is a classical guitar ensemble from São Paulo, Brazil. The Quartet has become a reference both for its artistic excellence and for its contributions to the expansion of the guitar quartet repertoire.〔Henken, John. "Creating Canon Fire - Guitar Quartet Quaternaglia Attracted by Opportunity to Add Experience and Spice to a Young Genre." Los Angeles Times 3 Feb. 1999. Los Angeles Times. 16 July 2009 〕 Over the last nineteen years, Quaternaglia has developed a canon of original pieces and arrangements with the collaboration of a variety of Brazilian composers such as Egberto Gismonti, Sérgio Molina, Almeida Prado, Paulo Bellinati and Paulo Tiné.〔Quaternaglia. "Repertoire: Pieces Dedicated to Quaternaglia." Quaternaglia. 16 July 2009. 16 July 2009 〕 Quaternaglia’s current members are Sidney Molina, Thiago Abdalla, Fabio Ramazzina and Chrystian Dozza. ==History== In 1992, Sidney Molina, Daniel Clementi, Eduardo Fleury and Breno Chaves began to experiment with the guitar quartet repertoire and much of their initial work was dedicated to discovering the adequate sound for the formation, since, at the time, it still did not have an established set of works and records with which to orient them.〔Carrilho, Fábio, and Gilson Antunes. "Quatro Violões e Uma História." Violão Pro Feb. 2008: 20-25. 〕 As the fruits of this arduous research process began to be performed in concert halls in the city of São Paulo, Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet gained recognition and in 1993 was given a sponsorship by Banco do Estado de São Paulo (Banespa) to perform in various cities in the interior of the state.〔Promotional Banner of Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet’s Banespa Tour (1993) - Projeto Violões no Interior〕 In 1994, Daniel Clementi was replaced by Fabio Ramazzina and with him, the group recorded their first album in 1995. ''Quaternaglia'' (JHO) includes the first recording of guitarist Sergio Abreu’s transcription of ''Bachianas Brasileiras No.1'' by Villa-Lobos and the complete works for guitar quartet by the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer.〔Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet. Quaternaglia. (CD) São Paulo: JHO, 1995.〕 This inaugural album set an example of a high level of artistic production for many other Brazilian classical guitar artists during the last half of the nineties and was immediately recognized by important musicians in Brazil such as the composer Gilberto Mendes.〔Mendes, Gilberto in Quaternaglia. (CD Booklet) São Paulo: JHO, 1995.〕 In 1996, Quaternaglia made their first appearance abroad at the First International Abel Carlevaro Guitar Festival in Montevideo,〔Concert Program for “1er Festival Internacional de Guitarra Ciudad de Montevideo” – September 14, 1996〕 Uruguay and in 1998, the group reached international acclaim after receiving the Ensemble Prize at the International Guitar Contest of Havana, Cuba.〔Contest Program for “9no. Concurso y Festival Internacional de Guitarra de La Habana 1998” (Cuba) – May 7- May 17〕 QGQ has also toured the United States a total of eight times (1997,〔Concert Program for “Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet” at the Brazilian-American Cultural Institute (Washington, DC) – March 24, 1997〕 1999,〔Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society (TX) 1998-1999 Concert Season Program – Thursday, January 28, 1999 (8:00 pm)〕 2002,〔Guitar Houston (TX) 2001-2002 Concert Season Program – Friday, January 18, 2002 (8:00 pm)〕 2003,〔The International Festival-Institute at Round Top (TX) 2002-2003 Concert Program – Saturday, January 18, 2003 (3:00 pm)〕 2005,〔Brookhaven College School of the Arts (Dallas, TX) Concert Program – Friday, February 18, 2005〕 2007,〔Chicago Cultural Center Concert Program – Sunday, February 25, 2007 (3:00 pm)〕 2008,〔Allegro Guitar Society of Dallas and the Latino Cultural Center 2007-2008 Concert Season Program – February 15 and 16, 2008 (7:30 pm)〕 2009,〔Friends of Chamber Music (Bryan, TX) Concert Program – Thursday, February 12, 2009〕 2010) performing in important chamber and guitar series such as Guitarists of the World, Allegro Guitar Series, Chamber Music Sedona, Friends of Music, and the Round Top Festival. Their second album, ''Antique'' (Comep),〔Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet. Antique (CD). São Paulo: Comep, 1996.〕 with transcriptions of Renaissance and Baroque pieces was one of the finalists of the Classical Music Sharp Prize, the Brazilian equivalent of the Grammy.〔List of Nominees for “100 Prêmio Sharp de Música” – 1997〕 The group also received the 1997 Carlos Gomes Prize for Best Chamber Ensemble of the Year, awarded by the Culture Department of São Paulo.〔Contest Program for “II Prêmio Carlos Gomes – 1997” – First Prize on Chamber Music Category〕 In 1999, Breno Chaves was substituted by Paulo Porto Alegre and a year later, the quartet released their third album entirely dedicated to Brazilian music. ''Forrobodó'' (Carmo/ECM),〔Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet. Forrobodó (CD). São Paulo: Carmo/ECM, 2000.〕 produced by Egberto Gismonti, marked the beginning of Quaternaglia’s direct contact with contemporary Brazilian composers and many of the pieces soon became influential in the world of modern guitar ensembles such as ''A Furiosa'' by Paulo Bellinati and ''Forrobodó'' by Egberto Gismonti.〔Gismonti, Egberto in Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet. Forrobodó (CD Booklet). São Paulo: Carmo/ECM, 2000.〕 In 2002 Quaternaglia was invited as a soloist by the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra (OSB) to perform ''Concierto Andaluz'' by Joaquín Rodrigo at the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro as part of the celebration of the composer’s centenary.〔Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Concert Program – Brazilian Symphonic Orchestra and Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet – April 30, 2002 (8:30 pm)〕 Also in 2002, Fernando Lima and João Luiz replaced Paulo Porto Alegre and Eduardo Fleury. With this configuration, the quartet toured the United States many times and premiered ''Journey of the Weary Souls''〔Concert Program for the 2004-2005 season of the International Festival-Institute at Round Top (TX) – Saturday, February 12, 2005 (Quaternaglia performed Journey of the Weary Souls with the Festival String Orchestra)〕 and ''Quintet for Another Time ''〔Concert Program for the 3rd International Guitar Festival at Round Top – Saturday, February 10, 2007 (4:00 pm) – Quaternaglia performed Quintet for Another Time with the American pianist James Dick〕 both by Sergio Molina, commissioned by the International Guitar Festival at Round Top (TX, USA). The 2004 CD ''Presença'' includes the first world recording of ''Quartet No. 1'' by Radamés Gnattali and features pieces dedicated to Quaternaglia by the Brazilian composers Rodrigo Vitta, Paulo Tiné, Douglas Lora and Sergio Molina.〔Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet. Presença (CD). São Paulo: Paulus Music , 2004.〕 Two years later, QGQ also recorded their first DVD live at Itaú Cultural Hall, in São Paulo.〔Quaternaglia. 2006. DVD. Itaú Cultural/Eldorado.〕 Paola Picherzky participated in the group between 2007-2010 and Chrystian Dozza is a member since 2009. In 2007, Quaternaglia made the Brazilian premiere of the ''Quintet for Another Time'' with the American pianist James Dick.〔Espaço Cultural É Realizações Concert Program - September 19, 2007.〕 In the following year, QGQ performed ''Gismontiana'', a concert for four guitars and string orchestra written by the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer, as an invited soloist of OCAM (São Paulo University Chamber Orchestra) conducted by the composer himself in his first visit to Brazil.〔Festival Leo Brouwer Concert Program – December 11 and 14, 2008 (SESC Pinheiros and MASP) – Quaternaglia performed Gismontiana conducted by Leo Brouwer with the São Paulo University Chamber Orchestra〕 Thiago Abdalla joined the group in 2010. ''Estampas'' was released on May 2010 and Quaternaglia's new album ''Jequibau ''was released in 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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