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Klaus Assmann

Violinist

Assmann Quartet

Klaus Assmann born on June 2nd, 1916 in Solingen, Germany, was the founder of the Assman Quartet. He was a professor of violin at the Heidelberg-Mannheim State University of Music. A proponent of contemporary music, he contributed to the publication of works by Austrian-American composer Ernst Krenek (1900-1991).

Source: Discogs

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	April 25, 1968	Parnassos Literary Society Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	Goethe-Institut - Contemporary Music Workshop	Klaus Assmann (violin I), Wilfried Wenzel (violin II), Karl Heinz Schmidt (viola), Otto Engel (cello)	Assmann Quartet	String Quartet No. 4, Op. 28

Works

#	Cover Image	Catalogue Number	Work Title	Subtitle	Opus	Instrumentation	Remarks	Work Page
1		YSC68	String Quartet No. 4		28	String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, and Cello)		View

References

Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011) , 80
“Klaus Assmann,” Discogs. Accessed September 6, 2024. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1353110.
Discogs. “Assmann-Quartett.” Accessed November 1, 2024. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1353109-Assmann-Quartett.
Kammermusik.org. “Assmann-Quartett.” Accessed November 1, 2024. https://www.kammermusik.org/ensemble.asp?ensemble=Assmann-Quartett.
Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020) , 271
“1971-72 Season,” Peak Music Society, accessed August 19, 2024, https://peakmusicsociety.org.uk/1971-72-season/.
Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011) , 147

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