Christopher Theofanidis

Works: String Quartet

Title Instrumentation Duration Listen
Quintet (2019)
I. The war in heaven
II. Aria for a lost beauty
III. Fire and magic
for Bb clarinet and string quartet ca. 20'
The Conference of the Birds (2017)
I. The Valley of Quest
II. The Valley of Love
III. The Valley of Unity
IV. The Valley of Knowledge
V. The Valley of Detachment
VI. The Valley of Wonderment
VII. The Valley of Poverty and Annihilation
For string quartet ca. 15'
Five (2014) For string quartet ca. 18'
At the Still Point (2013) For piano quintet ca. 35'
Quasi una Fantasia (2013) For 2 Clarinets and String Quartet
or 2 Clarinets and String Orchestra
ca. 10'
Allegory of the Cave (2012) For string quartet and piano
Commissioned by the Wilhelm Schole International For the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 2012
ca. 12'
O Vis Aeternitatis (2000) For string quartet and piano
Commissioned by the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival for Speculum Musicae
ca. 15'
Curtis Macomber, Carol Zeavin, violins; Lois Martin, viola; Christopher Finckel, ‘cello; Aleck Karis, piano
Visions and Miracles (1997/2002) For string quartet or string orchestra
Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for the Cassatt, Muir, and Cuartetto Latinoamericano String Quartets
ca. 17' Listen
String Orchestra of New York City (SONYC)
Song of Elos (1999) On a poem by Judith Freeman
For soprano, string quartet, and piano
Written for Camille Zamora
ca. 10'
Elizabeth Weigle, soprano; Peabody Piano Quintet
Ariel Ascending (1995) For string quartet
Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation and Tanglewood
for the Henschel Quartet
ca. 15'
the Henschel String Quartet