- Original Release Date: 4 Jun 2012
- Label: Wigmore Hall Live
- Copyright: (c) 2012 Wigmore Hall Live
- Total Length: 1:12:34
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- ASIN: B008A2K992
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 154,048 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Play | 1. String Quartet No. 2: Allegro nervoso | 4:48 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 2. String Quartet No. 2: Sostenuto, molto calmo | 4:22 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 3. String Quartet No. 2: Come un meccanismo di precisione | 3:18 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 4. String Quartet No. 2: Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso | 2:14 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 5. String Quartet No. 2: Allegro con delicatezza | 5:58 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 6. Study IV for Treatise on the Veil | 17:18 | Album Only | |
| Play | 7. String Quartet in Four Parts: Quietly Flowing Along | 3:42 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 8. String Quartet in Four Parts: Slowly Rocking | 3:48 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 9. String Quartet in Four Parts: Nearly Stationary | 8:51 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 10. String Quartet in Four Parts: Quodlibet | 1:57 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 11. Tetras | 16:18 | Album Only |
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Format:Audio CD
This CD features live performances of four string quartets: György Ligeti's String Quartet No.2 (1968), Matthias Pintscher's Study IV for Treatise on the Veil (2009), John Cage's String Quartet in Four Parts (1950) and Iannis Xenakis's Tetras (1983).
For me, while all performances are very very good, the standout performances are the Cage and the Xenakis. The Cage can sometimes be a bit tedious or lacking in impetus but here a balance is achieved between precision and propulsive force. The Xenakis is invested with exactly the controlled explosiveness it requires. The Pintscher quartet is very quiet, the Xenakis ferocious and loud, Cage's quartet sounds medieval and the Ligeti is a strange mix of agitation, calm and clockwork winding down.
I was at the concert in July 2011 and the energy of the performances is well-captured on this disc.
This is a quartet that is seriously committed to new music, as their recent follow-up concert (Ives' 2nd Quartet, Glass's 5th Quartet and Gòrecki's 2nd Quartet) amply demonstrated.
For me, while all performances are very very good, the standout performances are the Cage and the Xenakis. The Cage can sometimes be a bit tedious or lacking in impetus but here a balance is achieved between precision and propulsive force. The Xenakis is invested with exactly the controlled explosiveness it requires. The Pintscher quartet is very quiet, the Xenakis ferocious and loud, Cage's quartet sounds medieval and the Ligeti is a strange mix of agitation, calm and clockwork winding down.
I was at the concert in July 2011 and the energy of the performances is well-captured on this disc.
This is a quartet that is seriously committed to new music, as their recent follow-up concert (Ives' 2nd Quartet, Glass's 5th Quartet and Gòrecki's 2nd Quartet) amply demonstrated.
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