Bastiaan Quartet

The Bastiaan Quartet was a German string quartet from Berlin (1945-1970). It was named after the primarius Johannes Bastiaan. In 1955, the ensemble won 2nd prize at a competition in Liège. It was represented at festivals in Berlin and Helsinki. Concert tours have taken the quartet to the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, South Africa and Japan.

Members

 * 1. Violin: Johannes Bastiaan (1945–1970)
 * 2. Violin: Hermann Bethmann (1945–1948) and Johannes Blau (1948–1970)
 * Alto: Walter Müller (1945–1950), Fritz Steiner (1950–1963) and Giusto Cappone (1963–1970)
 * Violoncello: Hans Bottermund (1945–1948), Werner Haupt (1948–1955) and Peter C. Steiner (1955–1970)

Recordings

 * Johann Strauss II, Rosen aus dem Süden and Schatz-Walzer, Audite/Deutschlandradio Kultur ?/2012
 * Franz Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen (string quartet) and quartet movement in C minor, Eterna 1960