Work
String quartet no. 8 : string quartet
by Peter Sculthorpe (1969)
Also known as: String Quartet Music
Audio Sample
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Performance by Goldner String Quartet from the CD Australian collection |
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Work Details
Year: 1969
Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, cello.
Duration: 16 min.
Contents note: In 5 movements.
Dedication note: To Lillian and Donald Peart
First performance: by Allegri Quartet — 15 Jan 70. Wigmore Hall, London, UK
Radcliffe Award, 1969.
Analysis
Australian String Quartet program excerpt
© Graeme Skinner
Article: Dawn of new day for Australian composers
by Harriet Cunningham — © John Fairfax Holdings
Source: Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 15 April 2008 pg. 12
Article: String Quartet No. 8
Subjects
- Inspired by: Asian culture
Performances of this work
22 Oct 22: "Sculthorpe and his Legacy", Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival - Uniting Church, Westbury, Launceston, TAS. Featuring Goldner String Quartet.
20 Oct 22: "Sculthorpe and his Legacy", Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival - Uniting Church, Westbury, Launceston, TAS. Featuring Goldner String Quartet.
14 Apr 2016: at Australian Voices: Peter Sculthorpe (Melbourne Recital Centre). Featuring ANAM Musicians.
26 Mar 2016: at Four Winds: Sound Shell Saturday (Four Winds Sound Shell). Featuring Penny Quartet.
Apr 12: Trackdown Studios, Sydney. Featuring Goldner String Quartet.
10 Nov 2011: at Stockholm Composer Festival (Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset)).
1 May 2009: at Peter Sculthorpe at 80 (Kangaroo Valley Golf & Country Resort). Featuring Goldner String Quartet.
1 May 09: featuring Goldner String Quartet.
23 Sep 08: featuring Australian String Quartet.
23 Sep 2008: at Australian String Quartet (Queen's Gate Terrace (UK)). Featuring Australian String Quartet.
21 Sep 2008: at Australian String Quartet (Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (UK)). Featuring Australian String Quartet.
13 Sep 08: featuring Australian String Quartet.
13 Sep 2008: at Australian String Quartet (Chateau Salenegg). Featuring Australian String Quartet.
15 Jan 70: Wigmore Hall, London, UK. Featuring Allegri Quartet.
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Sounds Great
Posted by worldwidejazz@yahoo.com on 13 November, 2010
This was a great sounding piece of music. Thanks for posting this.