LXXIV. LUTOSŁAWSKI, Witold (1913-1994)
String Quartet (1964)
1. Introduction
2. Main Movement
Philharmonia Quartett Berlin
(22:54)
Lutosławski and Penderecki were the most famous Polish composers of the 20th century.
Both wrote music which used new techniques for the strings, like quarter-tone clusters, scraping sounds, playing behind the bridge, etc.
Lutosławski also used aleatoric ideas, leaving certain things to chance.
But the ultimate result is a tightly-cohesive sound from the four string players. This performance is excellent.
**
I had the great honor of hanging out with Frank Zappa for six hours in 1989. We were discussing various different modern music compositions, and when I brought up this quartet, his eyes lit up, and we talked about it for a few minutes. It had a big influence on both of us.
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