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Beethoven Is More Intimate Than Ever in New Poems Ruth Padel tells the great composer’s life story, more profoundly than most biographies, in “Beethoven Variations.” Ruth Padel at home in London. Her Beethoven poems are informed by her lifelong immersion in music.Credit...Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times May 21, 2021, 10:27 a.m. ET Though much is known about Beethoven, whole swaths of his life remain elusive. His deafness, for one thing. He started experiencing hearing loss before he was 30. But how extensive was the initial problem? How quickly did it worsen? It’s not clear. ...

  One of the reasons for this might be that they all pursued other aspects of music alongside the quartet: as soloists, playing in other chamber music groups, playing in, leading and directing orchestras, coaching chamber music and teaching, and freelancing in the session world.  But I think it’s safe to say that the quartet has formed the core of musical life for all four players.  Perhaps some of the secret of their strength together has been the very diversity of their characters and outlooks.  The fact that they played bridge before and in the intervals of concerts is well known and...

2021-02-08T12:21:00+00:00 After a 40 year career, the members of the quartet have decided to disband with immediate effect Endellion String Quartet on their 30th anniversary (from left to right): Ralph de Souza, Andrew Watkinson, Garfield Jackson and David Waterman Photo: Eric Richmond After a 40-year career together, the players of the Endellion Quartet (violinists Andrew Watkinson and Ralph de Souza, violist Garfield Jackson and cellist David Waterman) have decided to disband with immediate effect. The quartet had originally announced to their audiences in London and Cambridge that last s...