According to Cobbett, this quartet was Glière's only important chamber work after the beginning of the Soviet era. Glière was fascinated by clear melodic lines and complex polyphonic structures. This quartet strikes by its peremptory optimism of musical texture and by virtuosity of the instrumentation, which Glière mastered using complex techniques.
Awesome! I'm really happy to see the complete Gliere quartet series in score video format! Thank you for your hard work, and for using my description!
According to Cobbett, this quartet was Glière's only important chamber work after the beginning of the Soviet era. Glière was fascinated by clear melodic lines and complex polyphonic structures. This quartet strikes by its peremptory optimism of musical texture and by virtuosity of the instrumentation, which Glière mastered using complex techniques.
So Gliere's 3rd quartet (1927) wasn't important?
Just I was wondering if you had this quartet. I enjoyed the rigurous No. 3 a great deal. Thanks for sharing!