chim Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 been listening to philip glass' kronos quartet album over and over. i strongly recommend you get it! string quartets in general are such beautiful music anyway. it's something about the simple, natural yet very emotional and complex harmonies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gztwmt3vaF0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9bK33HM9ns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE1mCjPrH6o...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvyqL0vdyzs...feature=related this one is my favourite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZkIeyRdtL8...feature=related kronos themselves are kicking too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_G-ZyUolZQ...feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wall Bird Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Ravel - String Quartet in F. Positively sublime. I could only find a LastFM sample, but Kronos did an amazing arrangement of 'El Sinaloense' that I cannot get enough of. In fact, I would recommend everyone go out and blindly purchase the 'Nuevo' album that contains said track because I can assure you that you will not be displeased. Also, though they aren't spectacular, John Zorn's quartets are pretty fascinating. He did a 13 minute composition for quartet called 'Cat O' Nine-Tails' that features a lot of goofy non-sequiturs and a neat part where the quartet recreates the act of a whimpering creature being flogged by the titular item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wall Bird Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Gyorgy Ligeti's second string quartet is highly imaginative. It's incredibly abstract - as far as music goes - and is very focused on complex tonal colourings and pretty much disregards rhythm and melody. Challenging stuff to listen to. Especially without the score. I actually just completed writing a small quartet. I'm pretty unhappy with the mix so I'm reluctant to post it. However, if anyone is interested you can PM me and I'll email you a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wall Bird Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 *Nudge* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 c'mon, post it already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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