Complete String Quartets

Album by Philip Glass & The Smith Quartet

An album collecting Philip Glass’s complete string quartets, presenting his minimalist chamber writing across several decades. The works employ repetitive structures, additive processes and modal harmony, tracing developments across his quartet output.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 3 "Mishima": I. 1957: Award Montage
    4:08
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 3 "Mishima": II. November 25: Ichigaya
    1:14
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 3 "Mishima": III. 1934: Grandmother and Kimitake
    3:19
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 3 "Mishima": IV. 1962: Body Building
    1:42
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 3 "Mishima": V. Blood Oath
    2:51
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 3 "Mishima": VI. Mishima/Closing
    2:57
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 2 "Company": I
    2:51
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 2 "Company": II
    1:49
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 2 "Company": III
    1:46
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 2 "Company": IV
    2:19
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 4 "Buczak": I
    7:30
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 4 "Buczak": II
    8:25
  13. 13.
    String Quartet no. 4 "Buczak": III
    6:57

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet no. 1: Part 1
    8:48
  2. 3.
    String Quartet no. 1: Part 2
    7:36
  3. 4.
    String Quartet no. 5: I
    1:35
  4. 5.
    String Quartet no. 5: II
    3:12
  5. 6.
    String Quartet no. 5: III
    6:30
  6. 7.
    String Quartet no. 5: IV
    5:08
  7. 8.
    String Quartet no. 5: V
    7:58

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