Schwartz & Rochberg: “Variations”

Catalogue No: MSVCD 92051
EAN/UPC: 5019148627661
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Release Date: July 1, 2000
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Discs: 1
Total Playing Time: 63:05

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Two major works for string quartet which both present structured, yet “polystylistic” forms- attuned to the modern ear, which is used to hearing “sound bites” — and what Schwartz calls “collage-oriented”. It is rare to find music written with so much emphasis on the listener.

    Elliott Schwartz:
  1. Bellagio Variations – Theme (2:2)
  2. Bellagio Variations – Variation 1 (1:11)
  3. Bellagio Variations – Variation 2 (1:52)
  4. Bellagio Variations – Variation 3 (1:07)
  5. Bellagio Variations – Variation 4 (2:08)
  6. Bellagio Variations – Variation 5 (1:37)
  7. Bellagio Variations – variation 6 (1:44)
  8. Bellagio Variations – Variation 7 (2:13)
  9. Bellagio Variations – Variation 8 (5:51)
  10. George Rochberg:
  11. String Quartet no. 3 – I. Introduction: fantasia (6:01)
  12. String Quartet no. 3 – II. First March (2:59)
  13. String Quartet no. 3 – III. Section 3 (14:32)
  14. String Quartet no. 3 – IV. Second March (4:16)
  15. String Quartet no. 3 – V. Finale (15:29)

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Bellagio Variations – Theme (2:2)
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  1. 01 Bellagio Variations – Theme (2:2)
  2. 02 Bellagio Variations – Variation 1 (1:11)
  3. 03 Bellagio Variations – Variation 2 (1:52)
  4. 04 Bellagio Variations – Variation 3 (1:07)
  5. 05 Bellagio Variations – Variation 4 (2:08)
  6. 06 Bellagio Variations – Variation 5 (1:37)
  7. 07 Bellagio Variations – variation 6 (1:44)
  8. 08 Bellagio Variations – Variation 7 (2:13)
  9. 09 Bellagio Variations – Variation 8 (5:51)
  10. 10 String Quartet no. 3 – I. Introduction: fantasia (6:01)
  11. 11 String Quartet no. 3 – II. First March (2:59)
  12. 12 String Quartet no. 3 – III. Section 3 (14:32)
  13. 13 String Quartet no. 3 – IV. Second March (4:16)
  14. 14 String Quartet no. 3 – V. Finale (15:29)