Complete String Quartets, Volume 1: String Quartets nos. 1–4

Album by Philip Glass & Quatuor Molinari

This release compiles Philip Glass's String Quartets Nos. 1–4, minimalist chamber works that include adaptations of his theatre and film music as well as a memorial piece. Across these quartets he explores repetitive structures, additive processes and modal harmonies within the string quartet medium.
First released: 10th June 2022

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 2 “Company”: I.
    2:31
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 2 “Company”: II.
    1:49
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 2 “Company”: III.
    1:59
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 2 “Company”: IV.
    2:31
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: I. 1957: Award Montage
    4:13
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: II. November 25: Ichigaya
    1:06
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: III. Grandmother and Kimitake
    3:03
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: IV. 1962: Body Building
    1:42
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: V. Blood Oath
    3:09
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 3 “Mishima”: VI. Mishima/Closing (End Credits)
    3:02
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 1: I. Part 1
    8:15
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 1: II. Part 2
    6:43
  13. 13.
    String Quartet no. 4 “Buczak”: I.
    7:29
  14. 14.
    String Quartet no. 4 “Buczak”: II.
    6:52
  15. 15.
    String Quartet no. 4 “Buczak”: III.
    7:46

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