Fragment No. 1 for string quartet (1994) | Compositions

Dedication: David Huntley In Memoriam
Buy Score: Hendon Music (Boosey & Hawkes)
Manuscripts: Paul Sacher Stiftung

Premiere: Oct 13, 1994/ Kronos Quartet: David Harrington (vn I), John Sherba (vn II), Hank Dutt (va), Joan Jeanrenaud (vc)/ Merkin Hall, New York, NY

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Fragment for string quartet was composed on August 30, 1994 in Southbury, Connecticut in memory of my good friend and colleague, David Huntley. This short work uses harmonics for the strings throughout, which, I hope, give a poignant character to my musical message. It had its premiere by the Kronos Quartet in New York at a concert dedicated to the memory of David on October 13, 1994.

– Elliott Carter

Recordings (3)

Chamber Music by Elliott Carter: Figments and Fragments
2L 2L-054-SACD (2008)
Johannes Martens, cello | Anders Nilsson, violin | Yi Yang, violin | Anders Rensvik, viola | Andjei Majewsk, clarinet | Tom Ottar Andreassen, flute | Joachim Kwetzinsky, piano
Happy Birthday, Elliott Carter!
Neos NEOS 10816 (2008)
Swiss Chamber Soloists
Ursula Oppens; Arditti String Quartet: Elliott Carter: Chamber Music
Auvidis Montaigne MO 782091 (1998)
Ursula Oppens, piano | Arditti Quartet: Irvine Arditti, violin; Graeme Jennings, violin; Garth Knox, viola; Rohan De Saram, cello