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Rehearsal of Roger Sessions’ String Quartet No. 2 |
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Item Type: Sound Recording |
Duration: 66 min |
Event Type: Music |
Program Origin: KPFA |
The Griller String Quartet (Sidney Griller and Jack O’Brien - violins, Philip Burton - viola, Colin Hampton - cello) rehearses “String Quartet No. 2” (1951) by Roger Sessions. This piece, the last before Sessions began to incorporate serial techniques in his music, features some use of twelve-tone technique, within a structure built from themes and variations. The composer works in fine detail with the Quartet, dealing with issues of articulation, dynamics, bowing, and tempo. Sessions clarifies specific gestures and figures, and balances the ensemble to emphasize specific voices in specific passages. The ensemble further discusses with the composer what adjustments will need to be made for their upcoming performance at Wheeler Hall on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley. |
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Musical Selections: |
String Quartet No. 2 [rehearsal] (1950-51) / Roger Sessions |
Performers: |
Griller String Quartet: Sidney Griller, violin Jack O'Brien, violin Philip Burton, viola Colin Hampton, cello |
Genres: |
20th Century Classical; Chamber Music |
Subject: |
20th century classical; Twelve-tone system; String quartets |
People: |
Sessions, Roger, 1896-1985; Imbrie, Andrew, 1921-; Griller, Sidney; O'Brien, Jack (Violinist); Burton, Philip (Violist); Hampton, Colin, 1911-1996 |
Recording Date: |
5/11/1953 |
First Broadcast Date: |
10/18/1953 |
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Musical Selections: |
String Quartet No. 2 [rehearsal] (1950-51) / Roger Sessions |
Performers: |
Griller String Quartet: Sidney Griller, violin Jack O'Brien, violin Philip Burton, viola Colin Hampton, cello |
Genre: |
20th Century Classical |
Subject: |
20th century classical; Twelve-tone system; String quartets |
People: |
Sessions, Roger, 1896-1985; Imbrie, Andrew, 1921-; Griller, Sidney; O'Brien, Jack (Violinist); Burton, Philip (Violist); Hampton, Colin, 1911-1996 |
Recording Date: |
5/11/1953 |
First Broadcast Date: |
10/18/1953 |
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