String quartet no. 2 (1959)

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Name: Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012; Ditson Fund Recordings Archive; Composers String Quartet (Performer)
Title: String quartet no. 2 (1959)
Other Titles: Three string quartets of Elliott Carter with spoken commentary by the composer
Collection Name: Ditson Fund Recordings Archive
Subjects: String quartets; Live sound recordings; Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012; Quartets
Format: music; sound recordings
Genre: music; sound recordings
Date: Jan. 30, 1975

Physical Description: 1 online resource (3 audio files : 740, 1522, 1877 mb)
Note (Funding): Grammy Foundation Archiving & Preservation Grant
Note: Repeat performance"--Event program. A repeat of the program offered on Jan. 28th, 1975 with different commentary by the composer. For the Jan. 28th performance see DITSON.105.01-03.; Originally recorded under the auspices of The Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University.; Forms part of: Ditson Fund Recordings Archive.; Digitization of original acetate sound recording (3 sound tape reels : analog ; 10 in.); File numbers: DIT.106.01-03.; CD identification no.:701221311827 (CD-ROM 1); 701221311828 (CD-ROM 2); 701221311829 (CD-ROM 3); Numbers on original item: 119 (tape 1); 112 (tape 2); 155 (tape 3); additional numbers: 251 (tape 1); 244 (tape 2); 225 (tape 3).; Recorded live: Low Memorial Library, Columbia University, Jan. 30, 1975
Note (Performers): Composers String Quartet.
Language: No linguistic content
Contents: File 1. String quartet no. 2 (1959) -- File 2. Composer's comments on the 2nd & 3rd quartets (00:17-22:53) ; String quartet no. 3 (1971) (25:13-44:27) -- File 3. Composer's comments on 1st quartet (00:33-16:21) ; String quartet no. 1 (1951) (16:53-54:20)
Library Location: Gabe M. Wiener Music & Arts Library, Columbia University
Catalog Record: 14413077
Persistent URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-rk3h-8p63