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Work: String Quartet no. 3, “Mishima”

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ComposerGlass, Philip (b. 1937)
PeriodContemporary
Work typeChamber
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LiverpoolLiverpool String Quartet

© Liverpool String Quartet
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LondonPhilip Glass at 90: Brooklyn Rider – Quartets

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AmsterdamGlass and Gaelic

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Glass, Buckley, Traditional, Chaimbeul
Maxwell String Quartet; Colin Scobie; George Smith; Elliott Perks
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Piatti Quartet: cinema without the moving pictures in Sheffield

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Is there a difference between music composed for films and music used in films? Can the former have a life beyond film? The Piatti Quartet looks for answers.

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The Smith Quartet play Philip Glass at St George's Bristol

Five string quartets performed by four musicians – each musician with an intricate understanding of the world of new music. The Smith Quartet are well established as being the modern music quartet to hear in the United Kingdom – having commissioned over 200 new works and working with the likes of Reich, Nyman and Glass – if you are a fan of minimalism.
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Transparent Glass: The Smith Quartet at St John's Smith Square

Bathed in a wash of soft blue light, St John’s Smith Square was home to a remarkable concert on Friday night with the Smith Quartet presenting all five of Philip Glass’ string quartets. The performance, played with the sensitivity of real experts in this repertoire, provided an insightful and absorbing overview to the many different sides of Glass.
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