Jacob Druckman - String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3, Dark Wind, Reflections On The Nature Of Water (1998)

A sample of the chamber music composed by Philadelphia-born Jacob Druckman (1928-1996).  The most avant-garde piece here, from Druckman's experimental 1960s, is the String Quartet No. 2.  Placed last on this collection, the single-movement work calls for the wildest playing techniques, and contrasts nicely with the album opener, the lengthy light-and-shade of 1981's String Quartet No. 3.  In between are Reflections On The Nature Of Water (1986), a solo marimba suite performed by the composer's son Daniel Druckman, and another pensive, dramatic string piece Dark Wind (1994).

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The Group For Contemporary Music at SGTG:

Morton Feldman: String Quartet