Jefferson Friedman: Quartets

American composer Jefferson Friedman's music has been called "impossible to resist" by the New York Times. This disc includes passionate recordings of the composer's second and third quartets, works that demand to be considered modern masterpieces. The Baltimore-based experimental electronic duo Matmos contributes two mind-bending remixes to this album. Known for their pop-leaning music concrete soundscapes, Matmos frequently collaborates with such artists as Bjork and So Percussion. The Chiara String Quartet has been lauded for its "highly virtuosic, edge-of-the-seat playing" by the Boston Globe. The quartet serves as Blodgett Artists-in-Residence at Harvard University.