Complete Quartets

Album by Krzysztof Penderecki & Piotr Szymyślik & Kwartet Śląski

Complete Quartets is a collection of Krzysztof Penderecki’s quartet works, charting his shift from avant‑garde sonorism and extended techniques to later neo‑Romantic writing within contemporary classical chamber music. It foregrounds explorations of timbre, texture and contrapuntal craft across his quartet output.
First released: 3rd September 2021

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 1
    6:52
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 2
    6:59
  3. 3.
    Der unterbrochene Gedanke
    2:16
  4. 4.
    Quartet for Clarinet and String Trio: I. Notturno
    3:18
  5. 5.
    Quartet for Clarinet and String Trio: II. Scherzo
    2:32
  6. 6.
    Quartet for Clarinet and String Trio: III. Serenade
    1:17
  7. 7.
    Quartet for Clarinet and String Trio: IV. Abschied
    7:44
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 3 “Blätter eines nicht geschriebenen Tagebuches”: Grave
    3:47
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 3 “Blätter eines nicht geschriebenen Tagebuches”: Adagio
    3:42
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 3 “Blätter eines nicht geschriebenen Tagebuches”: Vivace
    3:15
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 3 “Blätter eines nicht geschriebenen Tagebuches”: Tranquillo
    6:35
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 4: I. Andante
    1:50
  13. 13.
    String Quartet no. 4: II. Vivo
    4:13

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