Artist: Tippett Quartet Title: Penderecki: Complete Music for String Quartet and String Trio Year Of Release: 2021 Label: Naxos Genre: Classical Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks + booklet) Total Time: 52:50 Total Size: 904 MB Tracklist: 01. String Quartet No. 1 (6:14) 02. String Quartet No. 2 (8:08) 03. Der unterbrochene Gedanke (2:23) 04. String Trio: I. Allegro molto (7:36) 05. String Trio: II. Vivace (5:35) 06. String Quartet No. 3 "Leaves from an Unwritten Diary" (16:54) 07. String Quartet No. 4: I. Andante (1:41) 08. String Quartet No. 4: II. Vivo (4:23) Penderecki wrote music for string quartet over a period of 56 years. His String Quartet No. 1 was written in the same year that he achieved international success with Threnody, and includes a wide range of playing techniques reflective of the avant-garde. String Quartet No. 2 reveals the influence of Ligeti, while No. 3 is a personal, even autobiographical work. In No. 4 there are modal or even folk inflections, in writing that is both limpid and abrasive. The eventful Derunterbrochene Gedanke completes Penderecki’s music for string quartet, while the String Trio exemplifies his music’s motoric energy