Wege zu Harmonie und Chaos

Gerard Pape · 1955– · American

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet No. 5 · Paths to Harmony and Chaos

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 26 min
Composed: 2024–25
Era: Contemporary

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Dedicated to Ernst Helmuth Flammer; premiered 22 April 2025; first recording by the NeoQuartet (NEOS)

About this work

Composed: 2024-25
Dedicated to: Ernst Helmuth Flammer
First performed: 2025/04/22

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