Bound by a somewhat intriguing theme, three very different works. First, Philip Glass’ Quartet No. 3, originally composed for the soundtrack of the film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, American filmmaker Paul Schrader’s 1985 biographyof the Japanese author. This is followed by a new work by Montrealer Maxime McKinley and, by Hungarian composer Henryk Gorecki – a complete string quartet by whom Quatuor Molinari presented in September, which will be recorded and released next fall to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his death on November 12 – the Quartet No. 2, Quasi una Fantasia.
PROGRAM
Philip Glass : String Quartet No. 3, Mishima
Maxime McKinley : (new work)
Henryk Gorecki : String Quartet No. 2, Quasi una Fantasia