Carter, Elliott - Two Fragments For String Quartet
Carter, Elliott - Two Fragments For String Quartet
Carter, Elliott - Two Fragments For String Quartet
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Fragment for String Quartet was composedon August 30, 1994 in Southbury,Connecticutin
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r""rory of my good friend and colleague,David Hundey.This short work uses harmonics
the stringsthroughout,which, I hope,give a poignantcharacterto my musical lt
message' had its
premiere-bythekronos Quartet in New York in a concert dedicated to the memot} of David
on O c t ober 13 , 1 9 9 4 .
Frogment No. 2 for string quartet is a tribute to the Arditti String Quartet that has so wonderfully
championedmy music.lt was first performedwhen that quartet was awardedthe Von Siemens
in M u n i c ho n J u n e2 3 ' 1 9 9 9 '
M us ik pr eis
-Elliott Carter
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FrogmentNo. 2 fiir Streichquartett ist mein Tribut an das Arditti Streichquartett,das sich
meine Musikauf so wunderbare Weise eingesetzthat. Es wurde erstmaligausgefuhrt,als diesem
euartett am 23.Juni 1999der von SiemensMusikpreis in Mrinchenverliehenwurde.
-Elliott Carter
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FrogmentNo. 2 pour quatuor i cordes est un hommage au Quatuor Arditti qui s'est fait
le championde mes ll
ceuvres. a 6t6 jou6 pour la premidrefois i Munichle 23
merveilleusement
au Arditti.
iuin 1999,lors de la remisedu Von SiemensMusikpreis Quator
-Elliott Carter
in memoriant Daoid Huntley
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