Elliott Carter – The Composers Quartet – String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (CD, Album) (Near Mint (NM or M-))

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Location: JFP – BOX 121R

Notes:

Recorded April 21-23, 1970, under the musical supervision of the composer.
Quartet No. 1 received First Prize in the Concours international de quatuor, Liège, Belgium, 1953.
Quartet No. 2 received the Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1960; New York Music Critics Circle Award, 1960; International Rostrum of Composers Award (UNESCO), Paris, 1961.

. String Quartet No.1 (1951)
1. Fantasia: Maestoso – Allegro Scorrevole 11:57
2. Allegro Scorrevole – Adagio 12:30
3. Variations 13:14
. String Quartet No. 2 (1959)
4. Introduction 1:06
5. Allegro Fantastico 2:39
6. Cadenza For Viola 1:26
7. Presto Scherzando 1:56
8. Cadenza For Cello 1:52
9. Andante Espressivo 3:31
10. Cadenza For First Violin 1:42
11. Allegro 4:41
12. Conclusion 1:02

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Mastering SID Code ifpi L909
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