Thompson: String Quartets 1 and 2; Hanson: String Quartet

Howard Hanson (Composer), Randall Thompson (Composer), Houston Lyric Quartet (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Houston Lyric Quartet
• Composer: Howard Hanson, Randall Thompson
• Audio CD (June 18, 1996)
• Label: Citadel
• ASIN: B000003JW5
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #318,618 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. String Quartet in 1 movement, Op. 23

2. String quartet No 1 in D minor: Movement 1

3. String quartet No 1 in D minor: Movement 2

4. String quartet No 1 in D minor: Movement 3

5. String quartet No 1 in D minor: Movement 4

6. String quartet No 2 in G: Movement 1

7. String quartet No 2 in G: Movement 2

8. String quartet No 2 in G: Movement 3

9. String quartet No 2 in G: Movement 4

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful discoveries, September 20, 2007

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This review is from: Thompson: String Quartets 1 and 2; Hanson: String Quartet (Audio CD)

This beautifully performed recording serves to remind us that some truly lovely conservative music written by American composers has been pushed to the side in deference to more challenging music which is so very original, forward looking and innovative, but very hard to listen to. Much of the time I find, as a listener, I can be stimulated by the originality of such works but they rarely stand up to repeated hearings. (In college I was astounded by the Bartok Quartets but found less and less to enjoy musically as I matured. I don't listen to them at all now.) On the other hand..."A thing of beauty is a joy forever." In particular, I find that the two Thompson quartets get lovelier with each hearing. They are real "finds." I hope that some enterprising quartet will turn its attention to the quartets of Paul Creston. The popularity of his Alto Saxophone Sonata (a great piece) would make one suspect that there is something worth while to be discovered in Creston's string works. The present recording certainly stimulates my interest in seeking out more Randall Thompson.