Gorecki: String Quartets 1 & 2 (CD)

This CD features Górecki’s String Quartet No. 1 (“Already It Is Dusk”) and *String Quartet No. 2 (“Quasi una Fantasia”)“ performed by the Kronos Quartet, combining introspective moods with bursts of tension. BBC Music Magazine describes the newer work as “the more enticingly impulsive and spontaneous piece,” noting its “spiky interludes haunted by the ghost of Bartók.” Classical Music It’s praised for its subtle power, emotional depth, and refined modernist voice.

ARTIST: Kronos Quartet 
LABEL: Elektra Nonesuch 
RETAIL PRICE: $13.95 
CONDITION: Used-Excellent. Some light wear on jewel case.