Laeiszhalle and old Unilever-Haus

[StS]

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Laeiszhalle (former Musikhalle), Martin Haller and Emil Meerwein 1904 - 1908. Architectonically and acoustically an alternative draft to Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie. My preference for a string quartet would be the Elbphilharmonie for the details but for, say, Beethoven's 9th the Laeiszhalle.

Old Unilever-Haus, Helmut Hentrich und Hubert Petschnigg, 1961-1964; refurbishment Hentrich-Petschnigg & Partner 2009-2012. It consists of three rectangular blocks arranged around a triangle, maybe best seen from above.

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Stefan

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[dau]

1 hour ago, StS said:

My preference for a string quartet would be the Elbphilharmonie for the details but for, say, Beethoven's 9th the Laeiszhalle.

This is funny because my favorite string quartet, the Nathan quartet, usually performs in the Laeiszhalle. They also visit Basel quite often which is when I get to hear them.

[StS]

Well, the Elbphilharmonie is pretty well overbooked, mainly, since many people want to see the new building. When the novelty has worn off, I expect performances to be sorted to the acoustic strenghts of each location. The Laeiszhalle is by no means a poor design, though.

Stefan

[StS]

Thank you very much, dau, war and Graham

Stefan