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Quartet Romantic - American String Quartets

Record and Artist Details

Composer or Director: Henry (Dixon) Cowell, Wallingford (Constantin) Riegger, Lou Harrison, Ruth Crawford Seeger, John Becker

Label: New World

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 55

Mastering:

DDD
ADD

Catalogue Number: 80285-2

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
(The) Abongo John Becker, Composer
John Becker, Composer
New Jersey Percussion Ensemble
Raymond DesRoches, Conductor
Quartet Romantic Henry (Dixon) Cowell, Composer
Henry (Dixon) Cowell, Composer
John Graham, Viola
Paul Dunkel, Flute
Rolf Schulte, Violin
Susan Palma, Flute
(7) Paragraphs Henry (Dixon) Cowell, Composer
Evan Paris, Violin
Henry (Dixon) Cowell, Composer
Lois Martin, Viola
Madeleine Shapiro, Cello
Canonic Suite No. 2 Ruth Crawford Seeger, Composer
Aleck Karis, Piano
Evan Paris, Violin
Linda Quan, Violin
Lois Martin, Viola
Madeleine Shapiro, Cello
Ruth Crawford Seeger, Composer
String Trio Lou Harrison, Composer
Linda Quan, Violin
Lois Martin, Viola
Lou Harrison, Composer
Madeleine Shapiro, Cello
Wind Quintet Wallingford (Constantin) Riegger, Composer
Frank Morelli, Bassoon
Paul Dunkel, Flute
Stephen Taylor, Oboe
Stewart Rose, Horn
Virgil Blackwell, Clarinet
Wallingford (Constantin) Riegger, Composer
Henry Cowell’s Quartet Romantic is as much a concept as a musical statement, and makes for disorientating listening. The Riegger Quintet has great rhythmic buoyancy, while Crawford Seeger’s musings never become too abstruse. Becker’s The Abongo, a menacing percussion workout, unexpectedly but effectively closes this compilation of early American modernism.'

Quartet Romantic - American String Quartets

(The) Abongo

Quartet Romantic

(7) Paragraphs

Canonic Suite No. 2

String Trio

Wind Quintet

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