CONTEMPORARY STRING QUARTETS WITH THE SEQUOIA QUARTET. BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Description Quartet No. 2 in C; JOHN CRAWFORD: String Quartet (1965); PAUL CHIHARA: Sequoia & Ellington Fantasy. (DDD)    UPC # 017685-47402-6 "A CD of four wonderful contemporary string quartets is difficult to come by, but here is a glowing example of such." -W. Maxwell Derrickson, High Performance Review "Works by two American composers and one British composer are included on this Music & Arts compact disc by the Sequoia String Quartet. Music & Arts has been quietly issuing recordings of new American music. These discs are fine recordings by excellent ensembles, and Music & Arts is serving contemporary American composers very well. Although not originally recorded digitally, the sound is warm and present, and liner notes by producer Dorothy Crawford are excellent. This is a highly recommended disc." -Douglas B. Moore – Williams College, American Music Sound Clips (MP3): 1. Britten- String Quartet No- 2 in C major, Op- 36 I- Allegro calmo senza rigore – Sequoia String Quartet 2. Britten- String Quartet No- 2 in C major, Op- 36 II- Vivace – Sequoia String Quartet 3. Britten- String Quartet No- 2 in C major, Op- 36 III- Chacony Sostenuto – Sequoia String Quartet 4. Crawford- String Quartet No- 2 I- Lento – Allegro – Sequoia String Quartet 5. Crawford- String Quartet No- 2 II- Song without words Molto moderato – Vivace Alla marcia – Sequoia String Quartet 6. Chihara- Sequoia – Sequoia String Quartet 7. Chihara- Ellington Fantasy I- I’m beginning to see the light – Sequoia String Quartet 8. Chihara- Ellington Fantasy II- Take the A train – Sequoia String Quartet 9. Ellington Fantasy III- Sophisticated Lady – Sequoia String Quartet