The Smith Quartet, Philip Glass: Complete String Quartets in High-Resolution Audio

℗ 2008 Signum Records

Released	March 3, 2008
Duration	1h 28m 35s
Record Label	Signum Records
Catalogue No.	SICD117
Genre	Classical (Chamber Music)

Philip Glass: Complete String Quartets

The Smith Quartet

Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats

Tracks
Editor's Notes
Technical Notes
Measurements

String Quartet No.3: "Mishima"
1.1	I. "1957: Award Montage" Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	4:08
1.2	II. "November 25: Ichigaya" Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	1:14
1.3	III. "Grandmother And Kimitake" Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	3:19
1.4	IV. "1962: Body Building" Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	1:42
1.5	V. "Blood Oath" Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	2:51
1.6	VI. "Mishima/Closing (End Credits)" Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	2:57
String Quartet No.2: "Company"
1.7	I. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	2:51
1.8	II. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	1:49
1.9	III. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	1:46
1.10	IV. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	2:19
String Quartet No.4: "Buczak"
1.11	I. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	7:30
1.12	II. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	8:25
1.13	III. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	6:57
String Quartet No.1
2.1	I. Part 1 Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	8:48
2.2	II. Part 2 Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	7:36
String Quartet No.5
2.3	I. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	1:35
2.4	II. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	3:12
2.5	III. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	6:30
2.6	IV. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	5:08
2.7	V. Philip Glass; The Smith Quartet	7:58
	Digital Booklet

"... you feel the Smith Quartet have lived and breathed this music ... the set is well presented and the whole effect is very pleasing ..." - MusicWeb International "The Smith Quartet's thoughtful and measured performance allows subtle metric, linear and textural features to rise unassumingly to the surface, enhanced on this recording by a clear, balanced stereo image and played with characteristic precision and projection by the ensemble." - Gramophone On this double album recorded in 2007 to celebrate the 70th birthday of Philip Glass, the Smith Quartet presents the world-acclaimed composer's complete string quartets. Over a time span of 25 years, Glass completed eight quartets (the three earliest were withdrawn) showing influences of Bach to Shostakovich as well as exterior musical sources: dance, theatre and film. The recording features clear-cut, polished performances by an ensemble at the forefront of contemporary music.

44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters

Recorded at St. Paul’s Church, Deptford, UK, 26 - 28 July 2007 Producer: Tim Oldham Engineer: Alexander van Ingen Editor: Tim Oldham Cover Image: iStock Booklet Images © Tas Kyprianou Design and Artwork: Woven Design

	Track title	Peak (dB FS)	RMS (dB FS)	LUFS (integrated)	DR
	Album average Range of values	-3.47 -8.92 to 0.00	-24.57 -29.56 to -19.68	-21.39 -26.60 to -15.60	13 11 to 15
1.1	I. "1957: Award Montage"	-3.90	-24.42	-21.7	12
1.2	II. "November 25: Ichigaya"	-5.72	-26.10	-23.4	11
1.3	III. "Grandmother And Kimitake"	-0.09	-22.16	-18.8	13
1.4	IV. "1962: Body Building"	-1.72	-20.45	-17.6	11
1.5	V. "Blood Oath"	-5.85	-26.50	-23.7	14
1.6	VI. "Mishima/Closing (End Credits)"	-8.92	-29.56	-26.6	12
1.7	I.	-7.73	-25.41	-22.5	11
1.8	II.	-1.00	-21.03	-18.2	13
1.9	III.	0.00	-23.14	-19.8	15
1.10	IV.	-7.57	-29.42	-26.3	13
1.11	I.	-0.33	-23.83	-21.0	15
1.12	II.	-8.39	-28.23	-25.8	12
1.13	III.	-1.90	-24.84	-21.6	15
2.1	I. Part 1	-2.77	-25.38	-21.6	13
2.2	II. Part 2	-3.20	-27.08	-23.4	14
2.3	I.	-3.96	-25.33	-20.5	12
2.4	II.	-5.64	-25.15	-22.1	11
2.5	III.	0.00	-20.93	-17.8	13
2.6	IV.	-0.80	-22.73	-19.8	13
2.7	V.	0.00	-19.68	-15.6	12

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