Spartiti Elliott Carter per ensemble d'archi

Due to a differing timbre, the viola receives its own voice in Carter's String Trio, which features the instrument prominently throughout the work.

HPS 1257

Parts only for: 2 violins, viola and cello.

String Quartet No. 3 was commissioned in 1971 by the Julliard School for the Julliard String Quartet. It subdivides the ensemble into two duos, which play contrasting movements both individually and a...

The years from 1935 to 1950 were difficult ones for Elliot Carter. Wide recognition came only in 1951, when he was forty-three, with this work The First String Quartet. This work features diversified...

This piece was commissioned by the Stanley String Quartet in 1958 and completed in 1959. It was awarded the Pulitzer prize in 1960. Scored for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello.

First performed by the Julliard String Quartet in 1960. Awarded the 1960 Pulitzer Prize, the 1960 New York Music Critics Circle Award, and the 1961 International Rostrum of Composers Award (UNESCO).

HPS 1130

HPS 1269

String Quartet No. 3 was commissioned in 1971 by the Julliard School for the Julliard String Quartet. It subdivides the ensemble into two duos, which play contrasting movements both individually and a...