The title of Peter Garland's String Quartet No. 1, 'In Praise of Poor Scholars,' is taken from a poem by T'ao Ch'ien, a Chinese poet who lived from 365-427.
Composition History
Peter Garland's String Quartet No. 1, 'In Praise of Poor Scholars,' was composed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1986 and commissioned by Mrs. Betty Freeman, a patron of the arts.
Recording & Production
This recording of Peter Garland's String Quartet No. 2, 'Crazy Cloud,' represents its world premiere performance.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The title of Peter Garland's String Quartet No. 2, 'Crazy Cloud,' refers to the pen name of Ikkyu, a Japanese poet-priest who lived from 1394-1481.
Composition History
The first movement of Peter Garland's String Quartet No. 2 became 12 pages long because Mr. and Mrs. Kusaka at Koninji Temple provided him with 12 sheets of music paper.
Composition History
Peter Garland's String Quartet No. 2, 'Crazy Cloud,' was begun in Japan at Koninji Temple on Sado Island and completed in Berlin, Germany, in 1994.
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