Kronos Quartet - Peteris Vasks: String Quartet No. 4 (2003)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 32:09 | 163 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Nonesuch | Catalog: 79695
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 32:09 | 163 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Nonesuch | Catalog: 79695
Peteris Vasks has contemplated the passing of the twentieth century – its violence and tragedy balanced against its more benign aspects – and made his String Quartet No. 4 a spiritual summary of the times. Yet the work's success can be judged without relying too much on the composer's subjective program. As pure music, the quartet is effective and striking in its contrasts. The Elegy, a pensive and austere opening, bears a strong resemblance to John Tavener's Last Sleep of the Virgin, especially in its chains of trills and subdued ambience.