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Lei Liang (born 1972)

Nationality: Chinese | American

Born: 1972 (age 53 or 54)

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Verge Quartet for String Quartet

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 2013 (age 41-42)

Premiere: April 30, 2015. Washington, DC; Freer Gallery, The Shanghai Quartet

Dedication: Commissioned by and dedicated to the Shanghai Quartet on occasion of its 30th anniversary

1 recording, 1 videos

11:44

Jasmine Lin, Wayne Lee, Che-Yen Chen, Deborah Pae

Teacher

Nationality: Argentine | American

Born: March 9, 1934, Médanos, Buenos Aires Province Died: August 23, 2019 (age 85)

chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola, and cello. This is one of the essential genres/forms/ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music. Explore the string quartet | wiki