String Quartet (String
Quartet)
SKU:
HL.14020978
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Score. Composed 2005. 40
pages. Chester Music
#CH66594. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14020978).
ISBN
9781844498802.
5.5x7.5x0.147
inches.
The second
of the Quartets
commissioned by the Naxos
label was completed in
January 2003. This work
swings between nervous
virtuosic energy to the
serene calm of an
extended Lento, with
exotic harmonies
reminiscent of Bartok,
and is characterised by
it's sharp and
unpredictable contrasts.
First performed by the
Maggini Quartet on 11
July 2003 at the
Pittville Pump Room,
Cheltenham, as part of
the Cheltenham
International Festival.
This is the score in a
pocket-size format. The
set of parts is
available, catalogue
number CH66594-01.