Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 2, 3 and 4

Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 2, 3 and 4

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To celebrate his 100th birthday, Elliott Carter's Complete String Quartets have been newly recorded by the Pacifica Quartet, Musical America's Ensemble of the Year for 2009. Volume 1 (8.559362) was critically acclaimed: a knockout (Limelight), Music with heart as well as a brain (4 STARS, The Times), the best possible introduction to Carter's music (5 STARS, The Guardian) and has recently been nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Recording.<br><br>This disc presents the three remaining string quartets by the composer hailed by Aaron Copland as one of America's most distinguished creative artists in any field .