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String Quartet No. 2 (2003)

Duration: 18''
Instrumentation: String Quartet
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String Quartet No. 2 is a three-movement work of approximately twenty-three minutes duration.

The quartet was composed in Winnipeg between August and September of 2003. It was written for and dedicated to the Mondriaan Quartet, who gave the world premier performance in Winnipeg on May 10, 2003. The performers were: Jan Erik van Regteren Altena, violin, Edwin Blankenstijn, violin, Annette Bergman, viola, Eduard van Regteren Altena, cello.

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