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Dag Wirén: Serenade for Strings, op. 11

September 24, 2016September 10, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the English Chamber Orchestra under Johannes Somary I wanted to share a quote here of the composer expressing his desire to write music “to entertain and please, and compose listener-friendly ‘modern’ music,” as paraphrased in his Wikipedia article, but … Continue reading Dag Wirén: Serenade for Strings, op. 11

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Beethoven Trio for violin, viola & cello in E flat, Op. 3

May 14, 2016May 14, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Zurich string trio, or below in a much brisker rendition by the Grumiaux Trio So trios… We talked about Beethoven’s op. 1 piano trios starting here, the first of those also in E flat. That was last summer, … Continue reading Beethoven Trio for violin, viola & cello in E flat, Op. 3

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Babbitt String Quartet no. 2

August 28, 2015March 28, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Composers Quartet There was until recently no YouTube Video to share, but one has appeared, and I’m not sure how long it will stay up.  There’s only one (studio?) recording of this piece, to my knowledge, and … Continue reading Babbitt String Quartet no. 2

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Henri Dutilleux: Ainsi la Nuit

August 19, 2015August 8, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Arditti quartet, or below by the Belcea Quartet The piece, as discussed below, is in a total of eleven different sections. For specific links to these sections within this recording, please see below. There’s also a video included … Continue reading Henri Dutilleux: Ainsi la Nuit

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Webern: Fünf Sätze für Streichquartett, op. 5

May 20, 2015July 15, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Juilliard String Quartet find all the movements in this playlist on YouTube   This piece has been revisited, and an updated article has been written. Please read it here.  I’ll keep the original article (below) for posterity, but … Continue reading Webern: Fünf Sätze für Streichquartett, op. 5

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Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

March 18, 2015January 8, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by Sabine Meyer and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields string quartet So… The first few listens of this piece were almost as boring as the first time I listened to Mozart’s clarinet concerto, which I am … Continue reading Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

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Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (sextet version)

March 27, 2014September 17, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by members of the Ensemble InterContemporain (Amazon) (and for a delightful video of a live performance, check this out) This is the best I could do with a reference to Boulez this week, and it’s a few days late. It’s … Continue reading Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (sextet version)

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