The Bernède quartet was a French string quartet established in 1963 in Paris and disestablished in 1991. ^[1]

Members

First violin

• Jean-Claude Bernède (1935–1991) ^[2]

Second violin

• Jacques Prat (1963–1967) ^[3]
• Gérard Montmayeur (1967–1970)
• Marcel Charpentier (1970–)

Viola

• Bruno Pasquier (1963–1967)
• Guy Chêne (1967–1970)
• Michel Laléouse (1970–)
• Serge Collot (1923–2015)

Cello

• Paul Boufil (1963-1976) ^[4]
• Jean-Claude Ribéra (1976-1979) ^[5]
• Pierre Penassou (1925–2000) ^[6]

Premieres

• Quartet nº 3 by Claude Ballif
• Entre la fumée et le cristal, for vibraphone and string quartet, Op.13 by François Leclère [ fr] in 1989
• Quatuor nº 2 by Michel Philippot
• Works by Xenakis

References

External links

• Quatuor Bernède on data.bnf.fr
• Le Quatuor Bernède on Discogs
• Quatuor Bernède on Rate your music
• Fauré Piano Quartet No1 in C minor Op.15 - Samson François and quatuor Bernède on YouTube