Philip Glass' string quartets may contain his most intimate music. They are works through which a very public composer, perhaps the most important opera reformer of our age and a longstanding collaborator in large-scale music theater, holds up a mirror to himself and his way of composing.
Even Glass' most loyal listeners may be surprised to learn that he has written eight quartets to date. His first three compositions, he says, were string quartets — student works, now discarded. His first numbered quartet was written in 1966, in Paris, shortly after Glass had finished his studies there with Nadia Boulanger and had been introduced to the music of India by Ravi Shankar. It is the culmination of Glass' earliest attempts at a highly reductive style, containing a series of short sections comprised of tiny repeated motives, and it proved the precursor of the classic minimalist technique he was soon to develop.
Music Composed by Philip Glass.
Performed by Kronos Quartet: David Harrington, violin.
John Sherba, violin. Hank Dutt, viola. Joan Jeanrenaud, cello.
TRACKS:
STRING QUARTET NO. 5
1. I 1:11
2. II 3:00
3. III 5:28
4. IV 4:38
5. V 7:36
STRING QUARTET NO. 4 "BUCZAK"
6. I 7:54
7. II 6:18
8. III 8:38
STRING QUARTET NO. 2 "COMPANY"
9. I 2:09
10. II 1:34
11. III 1:28
12. IV 2:04
STRING QUARTET NO. 3 "MISHIMA"
13. 1957-Award Montage 3:27
14. November 25-Ichigaya 1:19
15. 1934-Grandmother and Kimitake 2:41
16. 1962-Body Building 1:40
17. Blood Oath 3:11
18. Mishima/Closing 2:56
I'm beginning here to resurrect some of the works that "disappeared" from Avax or were "abandoned" from the original uploaders. There's not a real thought behind it, I'm just cleaning up my HDs and following the wind. What I downloaded long ago is flowing back. All credits go to the first uploader. Enjoy...
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Philip Glass Ensemble - Music in Twelve Parts
Classical | Easy CD-DA, FLAC tracks, No CUE, No Log | 4 CDs, Covers, LQ, Notes | 1.4 GB
CD Date: July 21, 2008 | Orange Mountain Music
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