String Quartet No. 4

Sofia Gubaidulina · 1931–2025 · Russian (Tatar)

For 2 violins, viola, cello, electronics

Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Short piece
Length: About 12 min
Composed: 1993
Era: Contemporary · woman composer

Notes

Quartet playing with two pre-recorded quartets on tape (coloured lights ad lib.); written for the Kronos Quartet

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