Philharmonic Quartet

The Philharmonic Quartet was an English string quartet musical ensemble founded during the period of the First World War and remaining active until the early 1940s, by which time none of the original members were present in the group.

They also performed several works by Eugene Aynsley Goossens, including his String Quartet op.14, which dedicated each of its movements to a member of the group.

In addition to performances of standard repertoire by Beethoven and Mozart, the quartet played contemporary works by Ravel, Stravinsky and Debussy.

[2] Cedric Sharpe was later to found the Virtuoso Quartet in 1924 and was joined by Raymond Jeremy.

[3] The Philharmonic Quartet made several recordings for the Gramophone Company on the HMV label:

Concert brochure from 1921
Concert brochure from 1921
HMV Catalogue with Philharmonic String Quartet recordings