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Ever since its creation by Haydn in the 18th century, the string  quartet has been one of the preeminent vehicles for more musical  innovation. This show features new directions for the string quartet,   pairing the quartet with unusual other instruments like frame drum, alto  flute and more.

William Kraft: Music for String Quartet and Percussion, III: The Winds of Evanescence
\\n Southwest Chamber Music

Romano Crivici: Flat Earth for didgeridoo and string quartet (excerpt)
\\n Elektra String Quartet; Crivici, didgeridoo

Mason Bates: Bagatelles, I- Rough Math
\\n Del Sol Quartet

Franghiz Ali-Zadeh: Apsheron Quartet, II- Reverse Time
\\n Kronos Quartet; Ali-Zadeh, p.

Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, IV
\\n Kronos Quartet, David Krakauer, clarinet

Terry Riley: The Cusp of Magic- Buddha\\u2019s Bedroom
\\n Kronos Quartet; Wu Man, pipa

Diego Schissi: Liquido
\\n Spektral Quartet; Julien Labro, bandoneon
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