Glass: String Quartets Nos. 1-4

Glass: String Quartets Nos. 1-4

• Brand: NAXOS
• String Quartets 1-4
• Product type: ABIS_MUSIC

Although Philip Glass came late to<br>the string quartet, his contribution<br>to the genre has since become a<br>significant one. This disc features<br>the first four of his five quartets,<br>ranging from the uncharacteristic<br>yet fascinating sound-world of the<br>First, through the compact<br>dimensions of the subsequent two<br>(themselves derived from theatre<br>and film scores). The more<br>expansive manner of his Fourth<br>Quartet makes allusions to the<br>formidable string quartet heritage,<br>in particular those of Schubert<br>and Dvorak.