Bernard Greenhouse

Bernard Greenhouse
Born(1916-01-03)January 3, 1916
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMay 13, 2011(2011-05-13) (aged 95)
Wellfleet, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationCellist
SpouseAurora de la Luz Fernandez y Menendez[1]

Bernard Greenhouse (January 3, 1916 – May 13, 2011)[2] was an American cellist and one of the founding members of the Beaux Arts Trio.[3][4][5]

Life and career

Greenhouse was born in Newark, New Jersey.[4][6] He started his professional studies with Felix Salmond at the Juilliard School when he was eighteen.[7] After four years of study with Salmond, Greenhouse proceeded to move on to studies with Emanuel Feuermann, Diran Alexanian, and then became one of the very few long-term students of Pablo Casals, studying with him from 1946 to 1948.[7]

After finishing studies with Casals, Greenhouse went on to pursue a solo career for twelve years. He struggled with this however, as the cello was not a very popular solo instrument at the time. During this period, he encountered violinist Daniel Guilet, who invited Greenhouse in 1954 to play some Mozart piano trios with pianist Menahem Pressler. In 1955 they met in New York City, the first meeting of what was to become the Beaux Arts Trio.[4][7]

In 1958, Greenhouse acquired the Countess of Stanlein, also called the Paganini Strad, one of 63 Antonio Stradivari cellos, and played it ever after.[8] Following his death, it was to be sold by Boston violin dealer Christopher Reuning.[9][10]

In 1987, he left the trio, and was replaced by cellist Peter Wiley.[11] Greenhouse was known for his impeccable technique, but even more so for his inspiring passion and the depth and variety of his sound.[12]

During his career, he taught at the Hartt College of Music, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, Rutgers University and the Juilliard School.[7] A series of videos of his master classes were produced in 1993 by Ethan Winer.[7][13]

Though retired from institutional teaching, Greenhouse still gave master classes throughout the United States, Canada, China, Korea, Japan and Europe until his death in 2011.[7][14]

Interviewed as the farewell concert of the Beaux Arts Trio on August 21, 2008, approached, he said he practiced every day and was considered "the old man of the cello", with other aging cellists being surprised that he still performed at the age of 95.[8] Greenhouse also remained the oldest of those who have played in the trio, until at least 2015, Daniel Guilet (who was born about a week short of 17 years earlier) having died at the age of 91,[15] and Isidore Cohen having died at 82.[16]

Greenhouse's second passion was sailing on one of his several boats. He died on May 13, 2011, at his home overlooking the Wellfleet, Massachusetts, harbor on Cape Cod.[3] His daughter, Elena, with Aurora de la Luz Fernandez y Menendez, was married to author Nicholas Delbanco. His grandson-in-law is director Nicholas Stoller.

Students

Greenhouse's notable students include:

Partial discography

Appearances
With the Vellinger Quartet
  • Schubert: String Quintet in C (BBCMM75, 1998)
With the Henri René Orchestra

References

  1. ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths - Greenhouse, Aurora de la Luz Fernandez y Menendez". The New York Times. March 29, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Today in History for 3rd January 1916: Famous Birthdays". HistoryOrb. 3 January 1916. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Fox, Margalit (May 13, 2011). "Bernard Greenhouse, Acclaimed Cellist, Dies at 95". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b c Potter, Tully (July 20, 2011). "Bernard Greenhouse obituary". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Anastasia Tsioulcas (May 13, 2011). "Cellist Bernard Greenhouse Dies At 95". NPR.
  6. ^ "Bernard Greenhouse". Kronbergacademy.de. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Janof, Tim (November 29, 1998). "Conversation with Bernard Greenhouse". Internet Cello Society. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
  8. ^ a b "Bernard Greenhouse: A Master And His Cello" All Things Considered Diaries interview by Joe Richman, broadcast August 21, 2008, by NPR.
  9. ^ Wakin, Daniel J. (January 13, 2012). "Selling a 300-Year-Old Cello". The New York Times Magazine.
  10. ^ Greco, Vanessa (24 January 2012). "Montreal musician lent famous 'Stradivari' cello". CTV News. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  11. ^ Richmond, Joe (August 21, 2008). "Bernard Greenhouse: A Master And His Cello". NPR.
  12. ^ Brooks Whitehouse (December 2004). "Greenhouse Effect: UNCG honors cellist Bernard Greenhouse in his 90th year". Strings Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  13. ^ Winer, Ethan. "Cello Page". Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  14. ^ Fang, Jeannette (March 2005). "A Cello Master Shares a Lifetime of Wisdom". The Juilliard Journal. 20 (6). The Juilliard School. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  15. ^ "Daniel Guilet, Violinist, Is Dead; Beaux Arts Trio Founder Was 91"". The New York Times. October 17, 1990.
  16. ^ "Isidore Cohen, Renowned Chamber Musician, Dies at 82". The Juilliard Journal. 21 (1). The Juilliard School. September 2005. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
  17. ^ "Biography - STJEPAN HAUSER". Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  18. ^ "David Starkweather | Hugh Hodgson School of Music". www.music.uga.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-27.

Further reading

  • Bowed Arts--Gedanken von Bernard Greenhouse über sein Leben und die Musik. Reflections of Bernard Greenhouse on His Life and Music, Laurinel Owen, Kronberg Academy Verlag, Kronberg im Taunus (2001). The book is in German and in English (originally written in English and then translated into German and published in Germany). ISBN 3-934395-07-4.
  • The Beaux Arts Trio. A Portrait, Nicholas Delbanco, William Morrow and Co., New York (1985). ISBN 0-688-04001-2.
  • The Countess of Stanlein Restored, Nicholas Delbanco, Verso, London & New York (2001). A History of the Countess of Stanlein ex Paganini Stradivarius Cello of 1707. ISBN 1-85984-761-7.

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