Ensemble

After I had dedicated my first quartet (1983/84) to the memory of a friend and musician who died young, I had to mourn the death of yet another friend: Eduard Khagagortyan. To him, I dedicated my seco...

The title is a quote from the essay 'The Rose of Paracelsus' by Jorge Luis Borges. This parable is about the secret of the creation of a miracle, the disappearance and reappearance of the rose as well...

This, MacMillan's second string quartet was commissioned in 1998 by the Maggini Quartet. The work's title is taken from the Jewish rite of commemoration on the Seder Night, which is that before Pesach...

This, MacMillan's second string quartet was commissioned in 1998 by the Maggini Quartet. The work's title is taken from the Jewish rite of commemoration on the Seder Night, which is that before Pesach...

In spring 2005, after thirteen years of persistence, patience, and cancelled performances, the Kronos Quartet finally received the score to Henryk Górecki's Piesni Spiewaja (...songs are sung), String...

In the late 1970s, Birtwistle lived on the island of Raasay off the west coast of Scotland. He was disappointed to discover that due to centuries of Scottish Presbyterian prohibition there was no surv...

. Following the structure of the original, the movement begins quietly and simply, and gradually gains in tempo and excitement towards a vehemently aggressive climax.

Arrangements for string quartet of Romance for string orchestra, op 11 (1928), Elegy for violin & piano, op 22 (1940), and Prelude for string orchestra, op 25 (1940s). Romance (8 mins) was first perfo...

Arrangements for string quartet of Romance for string orchestra, op 11 (1928), Elegy for violin & piano, op 22 (1940), and Prelude for string orchestra, op 25 (1940s). Romance (8 mins) was first perfo...

4 STRINGS - Drei im Schwierigkeitsgrad ansteigende Sammlungen mit zeitgenössischem Repertoire für Streichquartett von führenden Komponisten die anregen, das Ensemblespiel zu entdecken und weiterzuentw...

4 STRINGS - Drei im Schwierigkeitsgrad ansteigende Sammlungen mit zeitgenössischem Repertoire für Streichquartett von führenden Komponisten die anregen, das Ensemblespiel zu entdecken und weiterzuentw...

Three progressive collections of contemporary string quartet repertoire from leading composers to encourage and facilitate the development of ensemble playing. Compiled and edited by Liz Partridge, ea...

4 STRINGS - Drei im Schwierigkeitsgrad ansteigende Sammlungen mit zeitgenössischem Repertoire für Streichquartett von führenden Komponisten die anregen, das Ensemblespiel zu entdecken und weiterzuentw...

4 STRINGS - Drei im Schwierigkeitsgrad ansteigende Sammlungen mit zeitgenössischem Repertoire für Streichquartett von führenden Komponisten die anregen, das Ensemblespiel zu entdecken und weiterzuentw...

Die vier enthaltenen Variationen basieren auf dem ersten Teil von Adiemus, den Songs of Sanctuary. Das Smith Quartet hat diese Variationen beim Lable Sony eingespielt.