The Composers Quartet - Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 (1970)

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Artist: The Composers Quartet, Matthew Raimondi, Anahid Ajemian, Jean Dupouy, Michael Rudiakov
Title: Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2
Year Of Release: 1970
Label: Nonesuch
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 58:02
Total Size: 268 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 1: Fantasia. Maestoso - Allegro scorrevole (12:01)
2. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 1: Allegro scorrevole - Adagio (12:35)
3. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 1: Variations (13:24)
4. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 2: Introduction (01:07)
5. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 2: I. Allegro fantastico (02:39)
6. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 2: Cadenza for Viola (01:26)
7. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 2: II. Presto scherzando (01:56)
8. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 2: Cadenza for Cello (01:52)
9. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 2: III. Andante espressivo (03:31)
10. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 2: Cadenza for First Violin (01:42)
11. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 2: IV. Allegro (04:41)
12. The Composers Quartet – Quartet for Strings No. 2: Conclusion (01:02)

Described by the composer as an exploration of the human experience of time, this album features two award-winning quartets that each present opposing views of the temporal experience: expansive and compressed, majestic and miniature. Written eight years apart, they capture the evolution of Carter’s compositional language, in which the elongated, continually unfolding gestures of the first give rise to the condensed phrasing of the second. The album features performances from The Composers Quartet, under the direction of the composer.

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