20th Century String Quartets
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Iannis Xenakis

Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)

Nationality: Greek | French
Born: May 29, 1922, Braïla, Romania Died: February 4, 2001, Paris (age 78)

Ergma for String Quartet

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 9 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1994 (age 71-72)
2 recordings, 2 videos
9:07
Danel Quartet
8:15
JACK Quartet

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