Today we have Salome Dances for Peace by Terry Riley, the composer of
In C. Kronos Quartet. 2 CDs.

Shostakovich String Quartet No.1 this evening.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Shostakovich

Quartet for the 4th day of Jan 2011 is by Gyorgy Ligeti. String Quartet Number 1 or Metamorphoses Nocturnes – this recording is played by the Parker Quartet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No._1_(Ligeti)

Today’s offering is String Quartet No. 1 in memory of David Chandschian, by Tigran Mansurian, an Armenian composer.  Composed in 1983/4. Played by Rosamunde Quartett on ECM New Series. For those interested in downloading the composer’s name is currently spelled incorrectly on emusic as Masurian.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigran_Mansurian

Often paired with the Debussy in G minor is the Ravel String Quartet in F major. A triumvirate could be formed with the String Quartet of Gabriel Faure, to whom the Ravel Quartet was dedicated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Quartet_(Ravel)

Starting a year of string quartets. This afternoon Julliard String Quartet is playing Beethoven 14

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No._14_(Beethoven)

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