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The Musica Vitae ensemble is also in the process of taking stock of the music of the past, in pursuit of "new" pieces. In this context, it is important to broaden the concept of classical string orchestra repertoire, with a view to making more available to audiences than simply the "sure magnets" written in a fairly short period of the history of western music. Thus it is a conscious aim of the repertoire policy of the Musica Vitae ensemble to highlight important, valuable pieces of music that are seldom performed on the concert stage. There are, for example, beautiful versions of painstakingly adapted string quartets, quintets and sextets. Edvard Grieg's string quartet in G minor, opus 27, is an excellent example of one such piece. It has been lovingly selected for its ability not only to offer audiences the intimacy of a chamber music piece, but also the voluminous sound of the full sections of the string orchestra.
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