"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Culture Break: Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 2, "Company"

Another one I have on a Kronos recording but couldn't find a live performance on video. Glass' quartets are somewhat amazing, as you can see from this one. I'm a long-time fan of chamber music -- somehow, it seems to give you a more immediate look at the composer's thinking.

At any rate, this is an excellent version by the ReDo String Quartet:


Don't ask me for more information on ReDo -- all I could find was a rather bizarre blog in several, mostly eastern European languages.

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