String Theory
String Theory 10: 23 Quartets, etc.
Schnittke’s four make a mismatched family.
String Theory 9: 30 Quartets, etc.
As we’d expect from a seasoned musician, Ramsay’s quartets reveal a deep understanding of and admiration for the genre’s giants.
String Theory 9: 30 Quartets, etc.
As we’d expect from a seasoned musician, Ramsay’s quartets reveal a deep understanding of and admiration for the genre’s giants.
String Theory 8 / EA Bucket 14: 29 Quartets, etc.
Prokofiev’s awkward First provides fodder for insipid remixes.
String Theory 8 / EA Bucket 14: 29 Quartets, etc.
Prokofiev’s awkward First provides fodder for insipid remixes.
String Theory 7: 32 Quartets, etc.
Naxos’ third installment of Coates’ quartets delivers what appears to be her most recent quartet.
String Theory 7: 32 Quartets, etc.
Naxos’ third installment of Coates’ quartets delivers what appears to be her most recent quartet.
String Theory 6: 27 Quartets, etc.
An enormous stack of string quartet releases beckons. I’ll try for concision rather than rumination in this first of several posts.
String Theory 6: 27 Quartets, etc.
An enormous stack of string quartet releases beckons. I’ll try for concision rather than rumination in this first of several posts.
String Theory 5: Sometimes with Piano
First heard ages ago in concert, Hartke’s violin duo Oh Them Rats is Mean in My Kitchen (1985) made a lasting impression
String Theory 5: Sometimes with Piano
First heard ages ago in concert, Hartke’s violin duo Oh Them Rats is Mean in My Kitchen (1985) made a lasting impression
String Theory 4: String Orchestras
Ever willful, Pettersson forges sternly lyric melodies in which every pitch counts. Typical of the composer, gorgeous tonal moments, usually cadential, emerge from dissonance.
String Theory 4: String Orchestras
Ever willful, Pettersson forges sternly lyric melodies in which every pitch counts. Typical of the composer, gorgeous tonal moments, usually cadential, emerge from dissonance.
String Theory 3: Viols and Violas
What are the odds that we’d have two shakes at one Aperghis opus?
String Theory 3: Viols and Violas
What are the odds that we’d have two shakes at one Aperghis opus?
String Theory 2: Violoncellos and Basses with Support
Canonici produces vivid playing, a wonder to behold. However, these modernist solos with their brutal snap pizzicatos, soaring harmonics, low growling and frenetic tremolos tend to blur together.
String Theory 2: Violoncellos and Basses with Support
Canonici produces vivid playing, a wonder to behold. However, these modernist solos with their brutal snap pizzicatos, soaring harmonics, low growling and frenetic tremolos tend to blur together.
String Theory 1: Violins and Violas
In unceasing motion, Oesterle juggles 70 four-pitch groups into repeating patterns, generally double-stops with frequent harmonics, uneven rhythmic profiles and infrequent fast notes.
String Theory 1: Violins and Violas
In unceasing motion, Oesterle juggles 70 four-pitch groups into repeating patterns, generally double-stops with frequent harmonics, uneven rhythmic profiles and infrequent fast notes.