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Elliott Carter

Born: Dec 11, 1908 in New York, NY

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Genre: Avant-Garde

Styles: Atonal, Modern Composition, Choral, Classical

Biography: Some believe Elliott Carter to be the greatest American-born composer; no less an authority than Igor Stravinsky considered Carter's "Double Concerto" (1961) the first true American masterpiece. Certainly he's one of the most intellectually rigorous composers of his or any other time. Carter's work is ...Read full biography

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String Quartet No. 3 (1971)/Elegy (1943) in "The Music for String Quartet, Vol. II"

Released: 1988

Label: Etcetera

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Amazing performances by the renowned Arditti String Quartet. Pieces that illustrate the best of his early and later styles...the dense "abstract expressionist" complexity of the 3rd Quartet...instrumental ...Read full review

Choral Music

Released: 1998

Label: Koch International

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More Elliott Carter albums: Main Albums (9), Compilations (1)

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