Vol.2 in the Toccata Classics cycle of the complete string quartets of Matthews (b. 1943). The American critic Reilly described the music on Volume One as 'some of the most concentrated, penetrating writing for this medium in the past 30 years or more. It is musical thinking of the highest order and quartet writing in the great tradition of Beethoven, Bartok, Britten, and Tippett'.

Tracklist:

String Quartet No. 5, Op. 36: I. Lento, Cantando -
String Quartet No. 5, Op. 36: II. Vivace, Energico -
String Quartet No. 5, Op. 36: III. Largo Sostenuto
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114: I. Prelude And Fugue
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114: II. Tango
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114: Cadenza I -
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114: III. Menuetto Scherzando -
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114: Cadenza II -
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114: IV. Serenade -
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114: Cadenza III -
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114: V. Canto Mesto
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114: VI. Menuetto Grazioso -
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 114: VII. Finale

UPC: 5060113440594
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 10.30.12
Format: CD

Kreutzer Quartet - Complete String Quartets 2 (CD)