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String Quartet No. 2 in A-
Allegro energico - Adagio - Allegro vivace


Nov. 7, 1969 The Varsity by Tony Jahn
Reprinted with permission

Orford String Quartet

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The second work, Quartet No. 2 by Oscar Morawetz, was the high point of the evening. First performed in 1956, this vibrant, rhythmically driving piece exploits the technical and expressive capacities of the string quartet to the fullest; and the Orford Quartet played with depth and intensity, urging the work towards its exciting conclusion.

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