The Quartet According to Molinari: My Life Dedicated to the String Quartet
This text presents the project and artistic path of the Molinari Quartet as led by its founder, violinist Olga Ranzenhofer, who is also its artistic director. The author recounts her remarkable encounters with two great Canadian artists, Guido Molinari and R. Murray Schafer, who influenced the quartet and inspired its members to explore contemporary art and create connections with the audience. She describes and explains the events Le Quatuor selon... and Les Dialogues, which allowed the musicians and the audience to explore the string quartet repertoire of the 20th and 21st centuries through the presentation of complete quartet cycles by important contemporary composers. Olga Ranzenhofer offers a passionate account of the string quartet musician’s long and rewarding process, from choosing repertoire to playing in concert, through numerous hours of work and recording a cd.