The Four Quarters
string quartet
- Year
- 2010
- Duration
- 00:20:00
- Category
- String Quartet
Commission
Commissioned by the Carnegie Hall Corporation for the Emerson String Quartet
Programme notes
i - Nightfalls
ii - Morning Dew
iii - Days
iv - The Twenty-fifth Hour
Reviews
'Naturalistic touches such as the dewdrops on pizzicato strings are counterbalanced by a self-conscious cerebralism. The latter reaches its apogee in the finale, headed The Twenty-Fifth Hour, where the mercifully unprecedented time signature of 25/16 tests the metrical precision of the players. The draggy lilt of Adès's intricate rhythms, nicely caught, is an attractive feature.'
London Evening Standard (Barry Millington), 8 April 2011
'Four Quarters draws the listener into strange, compelling places.'
Financial Times (Richard Fairman), 11 April 2011
'Though Brief, these four movements have a striking weight and presence.'
The Sunday Times (Paul Driver), 17 April 2011
Availability
Score 0571540112 and parts 0571540120 on sale
Scores and publication
Upcoming performances
No performances found.
Previous performances
- — Marquee, Welburn Manor (Welburn, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Wohnhus Janssen (Garrel, Germany) — Germany — Composer
- — Trelowarren Chapel (Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St Mary's Church (Lastingham, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Harris Concert Hall (Aspen, CO, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Boulez Saal (Berlin, Germany) — Germany — Composer
- — Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University (Evanston, IL, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Mendelssohn-Saal, Gewandhaus (Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany) — Germany — Composer
- — The JAI, La Jolla (19:00) — USA — Composer, Pianist
- — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Helsinki Music Centre (Helsinki, Finland) — Finland — Composer
- — Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie (Berlin, Germany) — Germany — Composer
- — Yellow Barn (Putney, VT, USA) — USA — Composer
- — St John's Church, Waterloo (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Saffron Hall (Saffron Walden, Essex, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — National Concert Hall (Dublin, Ireland) — Ireland — Composer
- — Milton Court, Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Riverside Church (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
- — St Bartholomew's Church (Orford, Suffolk, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Bennett Gordon Hall (Highland Park, IL, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Wigmore Hall (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Hall 1, Kings Place (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Ilsin Hall (Seoul, South Korea) — South Korea — Composer
- — St Stephen's Church (Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Seiji Ozawa Hall (Lenox, MA, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Town Hall (Wollongong, NSW, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — City Recital Hall, Angel Place (Sydney, NSW, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (Brisbane, QLD, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House (Sydney, NSW, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — City Recital Hall, Angel Place (Sydney, NSW, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — City Recital Hall, Angel Place (Sydney, NSW, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — City Recital Hall, Angel Place (Sydney, NSW, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — Adelaide Town Hall (Adelaide, SA, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — Llewellyn Hall, Australian National University (Canberra, ACT, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — City Hall (Newcastle, NSW, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Mannes College The New School for Music (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
- — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St James's Church, Sussex Gardens (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St Bride's Church, Fleet Street (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St James's Church, Piccadilly (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St James's Church, Sussex Gardens (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St Pancras Church (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St Martin-in-the-Fields (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Auer Performance Hall, Indiana University (Bloomington, IN, USA) — USA — Composer
- — 22 Mansfield Street (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Rockefeller University (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Forum Theatre (Malvern, Worcestershire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Town Hall (Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Artrix (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St Mary's Church, Twickenham (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Bantry House (Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland) — Ireland — Composer
- — Kilrenny Church (Kilrenny, Scotland, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St Mary's Church (Iffley, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Wigmore Hall (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Herbst Theatre, San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Centre (San Francisco, CA, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Wrabness Church (Essex, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Wigmore Hall (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Britten Studio (Snape, Suffolk, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts, University of Sussex (Brighton, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St Martin's Church (Stamford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St Mary's Church, Perivale (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — BBC Radio 6 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St Francis Church (Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Winthrop Hall, University of Western Australia (Perth, WA, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — University for Education (Heidelberg, Germany) — Germany — Composer
- — St John's Downshire Hill (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — St John the Baptist Church (Plush, Dorset, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Paxton House (Berwickshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Hødnebø (Risør, Norway) — Norway — Composer
- — Joseph F. Wheeler Theater (Port Townsend, WA, USA) — USA — Composer
- — University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — Jurriaanse Zaal, De Doelen (Rotterdam, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — Cappella Paolina, Palazzo del Quirinale (Rome, Italy) — Italy — Composer
- — Teatro Rossini (Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) — Italy — Composer
- — Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti (Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) — Italy — Composer
- — Beckman Auditorium (Pasadena, CA, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Holywell Music Room (Oxford, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Guildhall (Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — 22 Mansfield Street (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Kleine Zaal, Het Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York (York, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Museum Het Prinsenhof (Delft, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — Melbourne Recital Centre (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Snape Maltings Concert Hall (Snape, Suffolk, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Stricker Auditorium, Conservatory of Music (Tel Aviv, Israel) — Israel — Composer
- — Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle (Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) — Germany — Composer
- — Sydney Conservatorium of Music (Sydney, NSW, Australia) — Australia — Composer
- — Vancouver Playhouse (Vancouver, BC, Canada) — Canada — Composer
- — Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute (Utica, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
- — St Michael's Church (Chagford, Devon, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Ludlow Assembly Rooms (Ludlow, Shropshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Wiltshire Music Centre (Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Roskilde Bibliotek (Roskilde, Denmark) — Denmark — Composer
- — Bates Recital Hall (Austin, TX, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport, MA, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Kings Place (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Prebys Concert Hall, University of California (San Diego, CA, USA) — USA — Composer
- — No Venue (Eindhoven, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — Goethe Institut (Rotterdam, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — Galerie Marzee (Nijmegen, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — De Nieuwe Kerk (Den Haag, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — de Doelen (Rotterdam, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — Goethe Institut (Rotterdam, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
- — Queen's Hall (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Harris Concert Hall (Aspen, CO, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Martin Theatre (Highland Park, IL, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Seiji Ozawa Hall (Lenox, MA, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
- — Auditorium du Louvre (Paris, France) — France — Composer
- — No Venue (Basel, Switzerland) — Switzerland — Composer
- — Tonhalle Zürich (Zürich, Switzerland) — Switzerland — Composer
- — No Venue (Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) — Germany — Composer
- — Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, CA, USA) — USA — Composer
- — Carnegie Hall (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
Recordings
- The Four Quarters — 2023 — Promu Label
- Between Two Worlds — 2022 — Delphian (DCD34272)
- The Four Quarters — 2021 — Orchid Classics (ORC100172)
- Concerto Discreto Querschnitt 2019-2020 — 2020 — Arithmeum Bonn
- Thomas Adès: Streichquartette, Klavierquintett — 2017 — Cybele (Cybele 3D-261603)