What happened to the string quartet in the 20th century? Stravinsky’s and Webern’s dramatically short and condensed pieces open the door. There is no way back after that - but where to go? This selection of pieces and movements show the different roads composers took and where it led them with a commented introduction to the string quartet in the 20th century, played by the renowned Bozzini Quartet from Canada.

Artist: The Bozzini Quartet
Stravinsky | Trois pièces pour quatuor à cordes | |
Webern | Sechs Bagatellen für Streichquartett | |
Ives | String Quartet No.2 2nd mvt: Scherzo | |
Cage | String Quartet in Four Parts: 2nd mvt | |
Feldman | Structures | |
Brian Ferneyhough | Adagissimo | |
Michael Oesterle | Kangaroo |