String Quartets
Albany, 2023
8/10
The late Steven Gerber has his time honored compositions fleshed out by the Amernet String Quartet, and they document his transitional stage and polystylism vision with incredible attention to detail.
“String Quartet No. 1” opens the listen with 2 chapters of tense and animated string manipulation that is both unpredictable and cinematic, and “String Quartets No. 2” follows with quick and unique patterns that emit much precision and strong attention to mood.
The back half of the listen offers the mesmerizing and dreamy landscape of “String Quartet No. 3”, while “Spirituals” exits with 10 segments that span soothing to mysterious to atmospheric.
The Amernet Quartet never disappoints wherever they travel across the globe, and they certainly honor Gerber’s legacy with these incredible performances.
Travels well with: Geoffrey Duce- Fantasies & Rhapsodies; Justin Hellman- Garden Of The Gods