Glass / Carducci Quartet / O'Duill / Rosefield String Quartet No. 5 - Suite From Dracula - String CD

Philip Glass' Fifth String Quartet is the most substantial of his five quartets and the most traditional, using formal structures and expressive contrasts which go far beyond minimalism. While maintaining Glass' unmistakable personal style, this is a quartet which delivers both driving energy and an unforgettable, threnody-like tenderness. Glass chose a string quartet for his score to the film Dracula to 'evoke the feeling of the world of the 19th century', the music underpinning the film's visual drama while avoiding obvious 'horror' effects. The String Sextet is an arrangement of Glass's Third Symphony (Naxos 8.559202), combining symphonic scale with the intimacy synonymous with the chamber music genre. The Carducci Quartet's critically acclaimed recording of Philip Glass's String Quartets Nos. 1-4 can be heard on Naxos 8.559636.

1. I 2. II 3. III 4. IV 5. V 6. Titles 7. Journey to the Inn 8. Excellent, Mr. Renfield 9. The Storm 10. In the Theatre 11. Woman in White 12. Dr. Van Helsing and Dracula 13. The End of Dracula 14. I. - Cian O'Duill/Gemma Rosefield/Carducci String Quartet 15. II. - Cian O'Duill/Gemma Rosefield/Carducci String Quartet 16. III. - Cian O'Duill/Gemma Rosefield/Carducci String Quartet 17. IV. - Cian O'Duill/Gemma Rosefield/Carducci String Quartet