Today’s Music by Today’s Composers. Mesto, the beauty and emotion of the strings.
Works by Béla Bartok, Grigory Frid, Alfred Schnittke and Ben Johnston.
1. Béla Bartók – String Quartet #6, Mesto; Più Mosso, Pesante; Vivace
2. Béla Bartók – String Quartet #6, Mesto; Marcia
3. Béla Bartók – String Quartet #6, Mesto; Burletta-Moderato
4. Béla Bartók – String Quartet #6, Mesto
(New Budapest String Quartet)
5. Grigory Frid – Viola Sonata No.1 – I Tranquilo e molto cantabile
6. Grigory Frid – Viola Sonata No.1 – II Allegro
7. Grigory Frid – Viola Sonata No.1 – III Lento
(Igor Fedotov, altviool en Leonid Vechhayzer, piano)
8. Alfred Schnittke – Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled With Grieve
(Kronos Quartet)
9. Ben Johnston – String quartet #4, Amazing Grace (10:34)
(Kepler Quartet)