On 18.01.2007 Daniel Wolf wrote:
There are many modern string players who are quite informed about intonation. Kolisch, when playing Schoenberg's Fantasy, tuned all four strings to the piano, in order to play more precisely in equal temperament. Paul Zukofsky and Marc Sabat have both integrated alternative tunings into their playing. Sabat, in particular, has phenomenal control and plays various just systems, pythagorean, meantone, or tempered as required by the repertoire. In the Netherlands, the Lemkes/Vos duo specialized in playing 31-tone equal temperament, which is virtually indistinguishable from an extended quarter-comma meantone. Cellist Anton Lukoszevieze has specialized in works in which tuning is a central concern. And there are a number of quartets that do phenomenal work with alternative tunings, whether tempered or just, in scores from Haba to Ben Johnston, to Lou Harrison.
You are of course absolutely correct, and I didn't mean to imply that there aren't those who do care, and know about temperament.
Actually, Kolisch is one of my idols. And he comes very close to historical performance in some respect.
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