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Elliott Carter - The Composers Quartet
String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
Album US 1970 on Nonesuch label
Classical (Contemporary)
Recorded April 21-23, 1970, under the musical supervision of the composer. Quartet No. 1 received First Prize in the Concours international de quatuor, Liège, Belgium, 1953. Quartet No. 2 received the Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1960; New York Music Critics Circle Award, 1960; International Rostrum of Composers Award (UNESCO), Paris, 1961.
Musicians
 | Elliott Carter voc, 1908-2012 US composed by, liner notes, album by |
 | The Composers Quartet , US ensemble, album by |
Producers
| Robert L. Heimall art direction |
| Fred Otnes artwork, cover art |
| Teresa Sterne coordinator |
| Paula Bisacca design, cover design |
| Joanna Nickrenz engineer, edited by, tape editing |
| Marc J. Aubort engineer, edited by, tape editing |
| Bob Ludwig mastered by |
| Arnold Black photography by, photograph of the composers quartet |
Composers
| Elliott Carter |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | String Quartet No. 1 (1951) | Elliott Carter - The Composers Quartet | ||
| 2 | | Fantasia: Maestoso - Allegro Scorrevole | Elliott Carter - The Composers Quartet | 11:57 | |
| 3 | | Allegro Scorrevole - Adagio | Elliott Carter - The Composers Quartet | 12:30 | |
| 4 | | Variations | Elliott Carter - The Composers Quartet | 13:14 | |
| 5 | | String Quartet No. 2 (1959) | Elliott Carter - The Composers Quartet | ||
| 6 | | Introduction - Allegro Fantastico - Cadenza For Viola - Presto Scherzando - Cadenza For Cello - Andante Espressivo - Cadenza For First Violin - Allegro - Conclusion | Elliott Carter - The Composers Quartet | 19:59 |
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