Composer: Krzysztof Penderecki
Performer: Tippett Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2021
Size: 905 MB
Recovery: +3%
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01. String Quartet No. 1
02. String Quartet No. 2
03. Der unterbrochene Gedanke für Streichquartett
String Trio
04. I. Allegro molto
05. II. Vivace
06. String Quartet No. 3 ‘Leaves of an unwritten diary’
String Quartet No. 4
07. I. Andante
08. II. Vivo
Penderecki wrote music for string quartet over a period of 56 years. His String Quartet No. 1 was written in the same year that he achieved international success with Threnody, and includes a wide range of playing techniques reflective of the avant-garde. String Quartet No. 2 reveals the influence of Ligeti, while No. 3 is a personal, even autobiographical work. In No. 4 there are modal or even folk inflections, in writing that is both limpid and abrasive. The eventful Derunterbrochene Gedanke completes Penderecki’s music for string quartet, while the String Trio exemplifies his music’s motoric energy.