Musica classica per quartetto d'archi

Although his Signifying Riffs (1998) for percussion and strings is halfway there, String Quartet 1.5: Experiments in Living (2016) is the first proper string quartet by composer George Lewis. Borrowin...

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First performed March 1975, Royan Festival, Berne String Quartet.

First performed September 1980, South West German Radio, Arditti String Quartet. Commissioned by South West German Radio

First performed November 1983, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival by Arditti String Quartet. Commissioned by the Yorkshire Arts Association

Introducing his new player-friendly edition of the Haydn Quartets, Simon Rowland-Jones writes: 'There can be no such thing as a final, perfect version; Haydn left too many questions open.' The new Pet...

Introducing his new player-friendly edition of the Haydn Quartets, Simon Rowland-Jones writes: 'There can be no such thing as a final, perfect version; Haydn left too many questions open.' The new Pet...

Introducing his new player-friendly edition of the Haydn Quartets, Simon Rowland-Jones writes: 'There can be no such thing as a final, perfect version; Haydn left too many questions open.' The new Pet...

Introducing his new player-friendly edition of the Haydn Quartets, Simon Rowland-Jones writes: 'There can be no such thing as a final, perfect version; Haydn left too many questions open.' The new Pet...

Introducing his new player-friendly edition of the Haydn Quartets, Simon Rowland-Jones writes: 'There can be no such thing as a final, perfect version; Haydn left too many questions open.' The new Pet...