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Shanghai Quartet: Tan Dun’s Feng–Ya–Song (Ballad –Hymn –Song), introduced by composer Tan Dun

Recorded at the Tianjin Juilliard School in China for the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art. Hear the first string quartet by Tan Dun, who won an Academy Award for his soundtrack to Crouching ...
The Boston Globe

In Ben Johnston’s quartet, unconventional tuning makes hymn sing

On Jan. 21, the Boston Microtonal Society presents a concert including an American classic, Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 4, "Amazing Grace," composed of variations on that hymn's standard tune.