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













