Reinhold Glière - String Quartet No. 2, Op. 20 (1905)

Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (Russian: Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр, Ukrainian: Ре́йнгольд Мо́ріцевич Гліер / Reingol’d Moritsevich Glier; born Reinhold Ernest Glier, which was later converted for standardization purposes; 11 January 1875 [O.S. 30 December 1874] – 23 June 1956), was a composer in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, of German and Polish descent. String Quartet No. 2 in g minor, Op. 20 (1905) Dedicated to Rimsky-Korsakov 1. Allegro moderato 2. Andante (11:34) 3. Vivace (20:36) 4. Orientale: Andante - Allegro (25:22) Pulzus String Quartet Of Gliere’s chamber music, the respected scholar and critic Professor Sabaneiev wrote: “His chamber compositions show him to have been an absolute master of form, and a virtuoso in his control of the resources of musical composition and excelled as a melodist and his themes often reveal the contours of the Russian style which he understood so well. He had a masterly knowledge of the instruments and of their resonance, hence his chamber works a