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PAUL GRÜMMER (GERA, GERMANY, FEBRUARY 26, 1879 – ZUG, SWITZERLAND, OCTOBER 30, 1965)

Paul Grümmer studied at the conservatory in Leipzig under Julius Klengel. He played at the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. He also became known as a member of the Busch Quartet, to which he belonged until 1930, and the Stross Quartet (1929 and 1937-1940). In 1942, together with the violinist Váša Příhoda and the pianist Michael Raucheisen he founded the Meistertrio. He taught temporarily at the Vienna Conservatory. Among his students was Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1944-1948).

TRACKLIST

1. Stross Quartet Op. 18, No. 5 (Beethoven) with Wilhelm Stross, Franz Schmidtner and Valentin Hartl

1. Allegro
2. Menuetto
3. Andante cantabile
4. Allegro

Polydor 15297-15299

2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat, BWV 1051 (Bach) with Reinhard Wolf & Kurt Oberländer, Sylvia Grümmer, Wolfram Kleber, Hermann Menzel and Eta Harich-Schneider

1. First movement (Allegro), part 1
2. First movement, part 2
3. Second movement (Adagio ma non tanto)
4. Third movement (Allegro)

Grammophon 749 GE, 750Ѕ GE, 752 GE, 751 GE

3. Streich Quartett Op. 18, No. 4 in C minor (Beethoven) Stross-Quartett with Wilhelm Stross, Franz Schmidtner and Valentin Hartl
4. Allegro ma non tanto
5. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
6. Menuetto Allegretto
7. Allegro Prestissimo

Polydor 15312-15314

4. Träumerei (Schumann) Bruno Hinze-Reinhold (Piano) Polydor 47059-B
5. Largo (Händel) Bruno Hinze-Reinhold (Piano) Polydor 55009-A 2961 GN.8.