String Quartet No. 2 by Canadian composer Michael Matthews

Details

Duration (min): 18
Instrumentation: String Quartet

Recordings

String Quartets of Michael Matthews

Score Excerpts

String Quartet No. 2, 1st Movement

Sound Samples

Excerpt from 1st Movement – Mondrian Quartet

Program Notes

String Quartet No. 2 by Canadian composer Michael Matthews is a three-movement work of approximately twenty-three minutes duration.

String Quartet No. 2 was composed in Winnipeg between August and September of 2003. It was written for and dedicated to the Mondriaan Quartet, who gave the world premier performance in Winnipeg on May 10, 2003. The performers were: Jan Erik van Regteren Altena, violin, Edwin Blankenstijn, violin, Annette Bergman, viola, Eduard van Regteren Altena, cello.

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