The Quietus

Jürg Frey: String Quartet No. 4

In Jürg Frey’s world, stillness is motion. Throughout the Swiss composer’s String Quartet No. 4, Quatuor Bozzini pull their bows so gradually that it feels as if each note is stopped in time. Yet they ...
Jazz

String Quartets Nos. 1-12

Disc 1: String Quartet No. 1 (1965-1982) Movements 1 - 4, String Quartet No. 2 (1969-1980) 16:52; Disc 2: String Quartet No. 3 "Black Church: A First World Gathering of the Spirit" (1995) Movements 1 ...
Colorado Public Radio

Altius Quartet Unveils Michael Ippolito’s New String Quartet No. 4

The Altius Quartet, a Colorado ensemble, recently asked composer Michael Ippolito to write a piece for them to premiere. The group told him they liked the light, transparent qualities of his earlier ...
Gramophone

SCHOENBERG String Quartets Nos 1 - 4

String Quartet No. 2 Eva Resch, Soprano Arnold Schoenberg, Composer Asasello Quartet String Quartet No. 3 Arnold Schoenberg, Composer Asasello Quartet String Quartet No. 4 Arnold Schoenberg, Composer ...
Jazz

String Quartet Nov. 1, Movement 1 by Wadada Leo Smith

Disc 1: String Quartet No. 1 (1965-1982) Movements 1 - 4, String Quartet No. 2 (1969-1980) 16:52; Disc 2: String Quartet No. 3 "Black Church: A First World Gathering of the Spirit" (1995) Movements 1 ...
Gramophone

Beethoven (The) Complete String Quartets

String Quartet No. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Prazák Qt String Quartet No. 2 Prazák Qt Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer String Quartet No. 3 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Prazák Qt String Quartet ...
Forbes

Classical CD Of The Week: Consoling, Questioning, Scratching -- Pēteris Vasks String Quartets

Amazon mp3: $9.5 | Amazon CD: ~$17 | ArkivMusic: $20 | Qobuz: £10 (Hi-Res) | iTunes mp3: $10 The String Quartets of Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks (*1946) are manifold works of considerable, eerie ...