String Quartet No. 2 (2003)

Details

• Duration (min): 18
• Instrumentation: String Quartet

Score Excerpts

• String Quartet No. 2, 1st Movement

Sound Samples

• Excerpt from 1st Movement – Mondrian Quartet
  

Program Notes

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

The quartet 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.

Reviews

Matthews, M: Quartets 2+3; Miniatures

Written by Mark Lehman from American Record Guide on November 1, 2015

Michael Matthews: Quatours à cordes

Written by Éric Champagne from La Scena Musicale on September 1, 2015

String Quartets of Michael Matthews

Written by Holly Harris from Winnipeg Free Press on August 19, 2015

Editor's Corner

Written by David Olds from The Whole Note on September 1, 2015