Work Information
| Publisher |
Associated Music Publishers Inc |
Category |
Works for 2-6 Players |
| Sub-Category |
String Quartet |
Year Composed |
1958 |
| Duration |
19 Minutes |
Orchestration |
2vn, va, vc |
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| Set(s) of Parts: |
50225080 |
Set(s) of Parts: |
GS22508 |
| Score(s): |
50237710 |
Score(s): |
GS23771 |
Reviews
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Though mainstream concertgoers would peg him as an atonal composer, and though he was profoundly affected by Schoenberg, Mr. Kirchner never bought into strict 12-tone procedures, always wanting to work from instinct. While indebted to Schoenberg, the Second Quartet comes across like some confident modern-day American composer's ingenious riff on a Neo-Classical Schoenberg quartet.
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, 09/03/2007
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...turbocharged with musical ideas. It definitely can be counted as a masterpiece of our time...contagiously enjoyable... This was truly exciting music.
Jeff Manookian, Salt Lake City Tribune
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String Quartet No. 2 displays a marked compression of dynamics and dramatic gesture...this is Kirchner at his most lyrical and expressive, evoking the gemultlichkeit warmth of Brahms.
Peter Burwasser, Fanfare
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