Juilliard BEE T H OV E N Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso” String DAVIDOVSKY Fragments QuartetDigital BookletBA R T Ó K QuartetStandard No. 1 Master

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Your background artwork must fi ll until the red guide line - Bleed 0.125” (3.175mm). Do not place logos, text, or essential images outside of the white space Since 1946 the Juilliard has personified the highest We are delighted to present this program of wonderfully vivid and standards of the music profession and represented The original works from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Working closely with distinction. When , Juilliard’s fourth president, with Mario Davidovsky on his remarkable new piece was truly inspiring founded the quartet along with its first violinist, , they and opened up the scope of our explorations in the Beethoven and the stated that this new ensemble at the center of a great conservatory Bartók. It has also been a great pleasure to continue our long relationship would stand specifically for playing standard repertoire with a sense of with our wonderful producer of many years, Steven Epstein. Many thanks discovery applicable to new music while playing new music with the to him and, as ever, to Juilliard and its president from 1984-2018, Joseph same reverence afforded the classics. This credo has endured to the Polisi, for enduring and invaluable support. present day. JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET As the JSQ celebrates its 70th anniversary, it has created a new recording With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet that reflects the traditions of the past and the values of the future. continues to inspire audiences around the world with its performances. Bringing together Beethoven, Davidovsky, and Bartók on one disc is a Founded in 1946, and widely known as “the quintessential American perfect representation of the quartet’s principles over the course of its string quartet,” the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement entire history. As it has done so often in its public performances, the with the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new quartet weaves together the many complex and engaging qualities that works — a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring. Each are epitomized in the three works on this disc. performance of the Juilliard String Quartet is a unique experience, bringing together the four members’ profound understanding, total And so the tradition of continuity and change is realized with this special commitment, and unceasing curiosity in sharing the wonders of the string recording. May the Juilliard String Quartet flourish far into the future quartet literature. while continuing to represent the extraordinary artistic integrity that has been its hallmark throughout its remarkable history.

Joseph W. Polisi President, The Juilliard School, 1984-2018 NOTES ON FRAGMENTS, STRING QUARTET NO. 6

The meaning of the word “Fragments” Davidovsky’s Fragments, String Quartet No. 6: Commissioned for the as it relates to my Quartet No. 6 is quite Juilliard String Quartet by the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music and The ambiguous. Commonly, the word refers Juilliard School, sponsored by Wesley Green in memory of his wife, Pearl to broken parts belonging to something, to some object; in our case, and most Fragments by Mario Davidovsky. importantly, it also means broken (and Copyright © 2016 by C.F. Peters Corporation. All rights reserved. scattered) parts that, moved and processed by some creative force, can aggregate to Producer: Steven Epstein become something. Recording Engineers: Steven Epstein and Brian Losch Recording Dates: February 16-18, 2017; March 13–16, 2017 The piece begins by presenting a sequence of events/ Venue: The American Academy of Arts and Letters, NYC gestures, one of them appearing to have a more defined Recorded at 24bit/96khz resolution utilizing the Sequoia Digital Audio rhythmic/timbral dance-like character that will be Workstation transformed many times through the course of the piece. Microphones: 2 DPA 4006 TL fed through the John Hardy M-2 Stereo The rest of the events are a set of elements that do not offer Preamplifier the necessary pitch/rhythmic information to define them clearly as motives, but can be described in basic expressive Photography: Simon Powis, Roger Tapping (Davidovsky photo) terms as being very fast, percussive, or lyrical. As the narrative unfolds, all these elements reappear in new sequences Recording made possible by the generous support of The Juilliard and contexts, constantly reprocessing, developing, and School: exhibiting distinct expressive personalities—as if each Joseph W. Polisi, President (1984-2018) time impersonating a different character of the commedia Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean dell’arte, then attenuating and homogenizing the differences Sam Larson, Design Director between them. Maggie Berndt and Kathryn Kozlark, Producers

Slow melodic/contrapuntal episodes are followed by intricate All rights reserved fast ones. Much of the score is intensely pointillistic, out of Unauthorized public performance, broadcasting, and copying of this which the single instrument often appears as an embedded recording prohibited. part of a larger imaginary 16-string instrument, later to return to its own—perhaps another metaphor of a timbral tonic/ © 2017 Juilliard / Sony Music Entertainment / P 2017 Juilliard, under dominant relationship. exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment / c is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. Used under license. / Sony Classical is an Mario Davidovsky imprint of Sony Music Masterworks. LU DW IG van BEE T HOV EN String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso” Juilliard String Quartet Allegro con brio Allegretto ma non troppo Joseph Lin and Ronald Copes, Violins Allegro assai vivace ma serioso—Più allegro Roger Tapping, Viola Larghetto espressivo—Allegretto agitato—Allegro Astrid Schween, Cello MARIO DAVIDOVSKY Fragments, String Quartet No. 6 (2016)

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