String Quartet No.2 "Communications"
Tania Gabrielle French
About this work:
Composed as a birthday gift to the New Hollywood String Quartet for their debut concert, "Communications" received its critically acclaimed world premiere at the Colburn School of Performing Arts’ Zipper Hall in January, 2001. Daniel Cariaga of the Los Angeles Times wrote of the music’s "Haydnesque variety in a vivid contemporary language. French’s mordant, witty and compressed style instantly engages the listener." The quartet continues to receive numerous performances including its European premiere at the Vienna Musikverein by the Artis Quartet Vienna on December 5, 2002. The Artis also performed the work on their North American tour in 2002/03.
Year composed: 2000
Duration: 00:20:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:String Quartet
Instrumentation: 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello