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American Contemporaries --- 2005
Original recordings: New York, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 6/1991 (Wernick), 12/1991 (Schuller), 5/1992 (Harbison) Executive Producer: Alison Ames Recording Producer and Tonmeister (Balance Engineer): Max Wilcox ℗ 1993 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg © 1993 John Harbison, Richard Wernick, Gunther Schuller 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg Publishers: Theodore Presser Company, Bryn Mawr (Wernick), Margun Music, Inc., Newton Centre, Mass. (Schuller), Associated Music Publisher, Inc. (Harbison) Project Manager: David Butchart Booklet Editor: Eva Reisinger (texthouse) Cover: © Sean Scully, Counting, 1988, Oil on canvas, 165.1 x 198.1 cm Artists Photo: © Christian Steiner Design: free DESIGN (cover), WAPS (package) Art Direction: Fred Münzmaier Printed in the E.U. Digipak, comes with a 16 page booklet (German / French / English) Sticker on front cover: "The Emerson String Quartet ... serve all three composers with characteristically magnificent dedication - and are well recorded too" - Gramophone 00289 477 5384 RIP Gunther Alexander Schuller (November 22, 1925 – June 21, 2015)
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Videos
Harbison: String Quartet No. 2 (1987) - 1. Fantasia: Poco largo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awuz1yDtxVE
Harbison: String Quartet No. 2 (1987) - 2. Concerto: Allegro, leggiero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_2xS26pnXQ
Harbison: String Quartet No. 2 (1987) - 3. Aria and Recitative: Andante cantabile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLFJwbE_Bqs
Harbison: String Quartet No. 2 (1987) - 4. Sonata: Allegro moderato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3vbwvJSc74
Harbison: String Quartet No. 2 (1987) - 5. Chorale Fantasia: Vivo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLWlC-ifh1w
Wernick: String Quartet No. 4 (1990) - 1. Introduction And Allegro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cbNF4Umyzc
Wernick: String Quartet No. 4 (1990) - 2. Scherzo I (Homage To A.D.) - Arioso I - Scherzo II -...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJL5ncRPIY8
Schuller: String Quartet No. 3 (1986) - 1. Maestoso, With Great Intensity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfmW8FJOAic
Schuller: String Quartet No. 3 (1986) - 2. Canzona: Adagio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98UoNZ96uJI
Schuller: String Quartet No. 3 (1986) - 3. Allegro vivace - Andante - Adagio - Andante - Tempo...
Tracklist
John Harbison (✳︎1938) String Quartet No.2. (1987)
1. Fantasia: Poco largo
2. Concerto: Allegro, leggiero
3. Aria and Recitative: Andante cantabile
4. Sonata: Allegro moderato
5. Chorale Fantasia: Vivo
Richard Wernick (✳︎ 1934) String Quartet No.4 (1990)
1. Introduction and Allegro
2. Scherzo I (Homage to A.D.) - Arioso I - Scherzo II - Arioso II - Scherzo I - Epilogue
Gunther Schuller (✳︎ 1925) String Quartet No.3 (1986)
1. Maestro, with great intensity
2. Canzona: Adagio
3. Allegro vivace - Andante - Adagio - Andante - Tempo I - Presto -