Henryk Górecki took the classical music world by storm when his fifteen-year-old "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" topped the charts for months when it was re-released in 1992. The next year saw the commercial release of his first two string quartets; we feature the second of these on tonight's program.
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Quasi una fantasi
Written in a more densely minimalist style than many of Górecki's other works, the String Quartet No. 2, "Quasi una fantasi" (like a fantasy) evokes the rhythmic and emotional vitality of Béla Bartók. We hear it tonight from the Kronos Quartet, which has commissioned and recorded all of Górecki's string ...
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