Henryk Górecki: String Quartets Nos. 1 "Already it is Dusk" & 2 "Quasi una Fantasia"

1. Already It Is Dusk: String Quartet No. 1, op. 62
2. Quasi Una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op.64--l. Largo Sostenuto - Mesto
3. Quasi Una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op.64--ll. Deciso - Energico: Furioso, T
4. Quasi Una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op.64--lll. Arioso: Adagio Cantabile
5. Quasi Una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op.64--lV. Allegro - Sempre Con Grand

Kronos Quartet performs Górecki's fist two string quartets for an album Time describes as “sanguine in its magisterial technique and confident in its calm, unmannered directness of expression.” Both pieces were commissioned by Lincoln Center and dedicated to Kronos, marking a renewal of the composer’s interest in instrumental music during a decade of writing mainly for the voice.