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Gershwin: Lullaby for String Quartet (Catalyst Quartet) | MetLiveArts

In December 2023, Catalyst Quartet—The Met’s 2023–24 Quartet in Residence—gave voice to a special set of Met collection instruments for the first time in over 70 years. The instruments, built in the 1890s by the Gemünder family shop in Queens, are a rare example of a matched instrument family, conceived and constructed to be played together as a quartet.

Enjoy the Gemünder quartet's unique voices with George Gershwin's peaceful Lullaby for String Quartet.

Performing on a string quartet by A. Gemünder & Sons, constructed for the World's Columbian Expo, 1893. Gift of A. Gemünder & Sons, 1945.

Recorded on Saturday, December 9, 2023 in The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.

Quartet in Residence programming is made possible by the Grace Jarcho Ross and Daniel G. Ross Concert Fund.

This performance was presented in collaboration with The Met's Department of Musical Instruments.


Contributors

Catalyst Quartet
Violin: Karla Donehew Perez
Violin: Abi Fayette
Viola: Paul Laraia
Cello: Karlos Rodriguez


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Violoncello, August Martin Gemünder, Wood, string, American
August Martin Gemünder
1893
Viola, August Martin Gemünder, Wood, American
August Martin Gemünder
1893
Violin, August Martin Gemünder, Pine, maple, ebony, American
August Martin Gemünder
1893
Violin, August Martin Gemünder, Wood, American
August Martin Gemünder
1893