The Composers Quartet


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American string quartet, formed 1965, active until the late 1990s.
The group was founded by violinist Matthew Raimondi.

Note: there is also a Canadian ensemble known as the Composers' String Quartet. Please verify which ensemble you are crediting.

ALBUMS


Eddie Daniels, The Composers String Quartet*
Eddie Daniels
1991
Elliott Carter, Milton Babbitt, Mel Powell - Composers Quartet*
Three American String Quartets
1990, CD, Music & Arts
Elliott Carter, The Composers String Quintet*, Members Of The Dorian Wind Quintet*
Chamber Music By Elliott Carter • String Quartet No. 3 / Eight Etudes And A Fantasy
1983, LP, Album, Musical Heritage Society, ,
Contemporary
Copland*, Ives*, Barber* & Cowell* - The Composers String Quartet*
American Classics For String Quartet
1983, LP, Musical Heritage Society, Musical Heritage Society, ,
Modern
Paul Hindemith / Ernő Dohnányi*, The Composers String Quartet*
Minimax / String Quartet No. 3 In A Minor
1982, LP, Musical Heritage Society, ,
Romantic/Modern
Felix Mendelssohn*, The Composers String Quartet*
Two String Quartets
1980, LP, Album, Musical Heritage Society, ,
Romantic
The Composer's String Quartet*
The Composer's String Quartet Plays Literature Of American Contemporary Composers
1977, LP, Quad, New England Conservatory Of Music, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Ruth Crawford Seeger / George Perle / Milton Babbitt - The Composers Quartet
String Quartet / String Quartet No. 5 / String Quartet No. 2
1973, ,
Serial/Twelve-tone/Contemporary/Modern
Composers String Quartet*, Matthew Raimondi, Anahid Ajemian, Jean Dupouy, Michael Rudiakov
First Annual Contest Winners
1970, LP, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
Elliott Carter - The Composers Quartet
String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
1970
Leon Kirchner, Beaux-Arts Quartet* / Henry Weinberg, The Composers Quartet
String Quartet No. 3 For Strings & Electronic Tape / String Quartet No. 2
1969
The Composers Quartet
Elliott Carter, String Quartets 1, 2
Cass, Dol, Advent Corporation, ,
Modern

APPEARANCES +


Elliott Carter
A Nonesuch Retrospective
2009, 4xCD, RE + Box, Comp, Nonesuch, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Milton Babbitt
Occasional Variations
2003, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
Modern/Contemporary/Experimental
Various
Norton Recorded Anthology Of Western Music, Vol. 2: Classic To Modern
2001, 6xCD, Comp, Sony Music Special Products, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Opera
David Del Tredici
I Hear an Army, Night Conjure-Verse, Syzygy, Scherzo
1995, CD, Album, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
Morgana King
Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
1981, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Various
The Enjoyment Of Music / The Norton Series (Fourth Edition - Standard Version)
1977, 9x Vinyl, Box Set , ,
Baroque/Classical/Modern/Romantic/Opera/Renaissance/Medieval
Wallace Berry
String Quartet No. 2 / Canto Lirico For Viola And Piano / Duo For Flute And Piano
1972, LP, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI), ,
Contemporary
David Diamond (2) / David Del Tredici
Nonet / String Quartet No. 9 / I Hear An Army / Scherzo
1972, LP, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
John Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston
HPSCHD / String Quartet No. 2
1969
Marcel Dick / Donald Harris
Symphony For Strings / Ludus / String Quartet
LP, Album, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
Donald Harris (3) Featuring The Cleveland Chamber Symphony* · Boston Musica Viva* · Lucy Shelton · Janice Meyerson
For The Night To Wear & Other Chamber & Solo Music
CD, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
David Del Tredici
Music Of David Del Tredici
Cass, Comp, Anthology Series (3), Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
Harvey Phillips
In Recital - Vol. III
LP, Quad, Com, Golden Crest
Various
Hi-Fi Choice The Reference Recordings Sampler
1992, CD, Promo, Smplr, Hi-Fi Choice
Various
The Enjoyment Of Music / The Norton Series (Fourth Edition - Expanded Version: Album II)
1977, 6xLP, Comp + Box, , Columbia Special Products, ,
Baroque/Classical/Modern/Romantic