String Quartet No. 1 (1976)

Original title: String Quartet No. 1.

For two violins, viola and cello. Written in 1976, with the Postlude added in 1977. Dedicated to Camilla, the composer’s wife. The original two-movement...Read more

Original title: String Quartet No. 1.

For two violins, viola and cello. Written in 1976, with the Postlude added in 1977. Dedicated to Camilla, the composer’s wife. The original two-movement version was premiered in London on 19 October 1976 by the Aeolian Quartet; the same ensemble introduced the final three-part version in May 1977. The outer sections frame transformations of a common three-note cell.

Movements:
1. Prelude
2. Transformations
3. Postlude

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