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Updated: 21 May
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Takács Quartet - The 6 String Quartets, Cover art
The 6 String Quartets
Béla Bartók / Takács Quartet
3.95 1k 1,471 10 10
1 December 1997 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
string quartet instrumental acoustic suspenseful anxious complex atmospheric dissonant
1k Ratings 10 Reviews 3.95 Average
Ryuichi Sakamoto - 1996, Cover art
1996
Ryuichi Sakamoto
3.91 4k 4,465 18 18
17 May 1996 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
Post-Minimalism
instrumental chamber music melodic melancholic meditative bittersweet soothing lush
4k Ratings 18 Reviews 3.91 Average
FLUX Quartet - Feldman Edition 6: String Quartet No. 2, Cover art
Feldman Edition 6: String Quartet No. 2
Morton Feldman / FLUX Quartet
3.90 1k 1,245 23 23
2002 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
sparse string quartet atonal meditative instrumental acoustic hypnotic chamber music
1k Ratings 23 Reviews 3.90 Average
Takács Quartet - The Late String Quartets, Cover art
The Late String Quartets
Ludwig van Beethoven / Takács Quartet
3.95 374 374
2 November 2004 Album
Chamber Music Romanticism
Fugue
string quartet acoustic instrumental polyphonic
374 Ratings 3.95 Average
Arditti Quartet / Dawn Upshaw - Arnold Schoenberg 2: Streichquartette I-IV, Cover art
Arnold Schoenberg 2: Streichquartette I-IV
Arnold Schoenberg / Arditti Quartet / Dawn Upshaw
3.90 2k 1,530 8 8
1994 Album
Expressionism Chamber Music Serialism
string quartet complex avant-garde atonal technical acoustic anxious instrumental
2k Ratings 8 Reviews 3.90 Average
LaSalle Quartett - Neue Wiener Schule: Die Streichquartette, Cover art
Neue Wiener Schule: Die Streichquartette
Arnold Schoenberg / LaSalle Quartett
3.89 847 847 11 11
November 1971 Album
Serialism Chamber Music
Romanticism Expressionism
atonal instrumental acoustic string quartet dissonant technical avant-garde chamber music
847 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.89 Average
Arditti Quartet / Claude Helffer - Iannis Xenakis 1: Chamber Music 1955-1990, Cover art
Iannis Xenakis 1: Chamber Music 1955-1990
Iannis Xenakis Ιάννης Ξενάκης / Arditti Quartet / Claude Helffer
3.86 985 985 4 4
1994 Album
Chamber Music Stochastic Music
avant-garde complex chamber music instrumental dissonant suspenseful atonal technical
985 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.86 Average
Luben Yordanoff / Albert Tétard / Claude Desurmont / Daniel Barenboim - Quatuor pour la fin du temps, Cover art
Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Olivier Messiaen
3.87 1k 1,386 9 9
5 April 1988 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
apocalyptic sombre complex religious avant-garde chamber music instrumental uncommon time signatures
1k Ratings 9 Reviews 3.87 Average
Kronos Quartet / Pat Metheny - Different Trains; Electric Counterpoint, Cover art
Different Trains; Electric Counterpoint
Steve Reich / Kronos Quartet / Pat Metheny
3.85 4k 3,732 39 39
3 March 1989 Album
Minimalism Chamber Music
Tape Music Post-Minimalism Chamber Music Spoken Word
war repetitive hypnotic sampling minimalistic atmospheric uncommon time signatures history
4k Ratings 39 Reviews 3.85 Average
Quatuor Arditti / Aldo Brizzi / Michiko Hirayama / Maurizio Ben Omar / Frank Lloyd - Les cinq quatuors à cordes; Trio à cordes; Khoom, Cover art
Les cinq quatuors à cordes; Trio à cordes; Khoom
Giacinto Scelsi
3.87 747 747 7 7
1990 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
Microtonal Classical
chamber music string quartet minimalistic avant-garde microtonal meditative sparse suspenseful
747 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.87 Average
Juilliard String Quartet - The Six String Quartets, Cover art
The Six String Quartets
Béla Bartók / Juilliard String Quartet
3.87 360 360 3 3
March 1965 Album
Chamber Music Modern Classical
string quartet instrumental acoustic anxious rhythmic complex dissonant avant-garde
360 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.87 Average
New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra / Lev Markiz - Concerto grosso I; Concerto for Oboe and Harp; Concerto for Piano and Strings, Cover art
Concerto grosso I; Concerto for Oboe and Harp; Concerto for Piano and Strings
Alfred Schnittke Альфред Шнитке / Stockholms nya kammarorkester / Lev Markiz
3.87 471 471 5 5
January 1987 Album
Concerto Serialism Chamber Music
Concerto grosso
avant-garde dissonant scary ominous acoustic chamber music instrumental atonal
471 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.87 Average
The Tale Quartet - String Quartets Nos. 1-3, Cover art
String Quartets Nos. 1-3
Alfred Schnittke Альфред Шнитке / The Tale Quartet
3.86 817 817 8 8
February 1990 Album
Chamber Music Modern Classical
Serialism
string quartet instrumental acoustic anxious atonal aggressive sombre dissonant
817 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.86 Average
A Silver Mt. Zion - He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms..., Cover art
He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms...
A Silver Mt. Zion
3.79 12k 12,159 116 116
13 March 2000 Album
Post-Rock Modern Classical Chamber Music
Chamber Music Ambient
melancholic atmospheric apocalyptic sombre mysterious lonely depressive death
12k Ratings 116 Reviews 3.79 Average
Joshua Gordon / Randall Hodgkinson - Complete Works for Cello and Piano, Cover art
Complete Works for Cello and Piano
Leo Ornstein / Joshua Gordon / Randall Hodgkinson
3.86 540 540 3 3
January 2007 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
Futurism Expressionism Sonata Prelude
instrumental melancholic passionate complex acoustic ethereal technical atmospheric
540 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.86 Average
Quartetto Italiano - Complete Music for String Quartet, Cover art
Complete Music for String Quartet
Anton Webern / Quartetto Italiano
3.86 302 302 4 4
1970 Album
Chamber Music Modern Classical
Serialism Romanticism Expressionism
acoustic string quartet instrumental atonal chamber music
302 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.86 Average
UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus / The California EAR Unit / Philip Brett / David Abel / Karen Rosenak / William Winant / Dorothy Stone / Arthur Jarvinen / Gaylord Mowrey - Rothko Chapel; Why Patterns?, Cover art
Rothko Chapel; Why Patterns?
Morton Feldman
3.81 3k 2,562 30 30
1991 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
Choral Reductionism
meditative sombre sparse chamber music mysterious avant-garde dissonant ominous
3k Ratings 30 Reviews 3.81 Average
Emerson String Quartet - 6 String Quartets, Cover art
6 String Quartets
Béla Bartók / Emerson String Quartet
3.85 363 363 6 6
1988 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
string quartet acoustic instrumental chamber music dissonant
363 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.85 Average
Tashi - Tashi Plays Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time, Cover art
Tashi Plays Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Olivier Messiaen / Tashi
3.83 628 628
May 1976 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
Christian apocalyptic melancholic avant-garde instrumental sparse suspenseful atmospheric
628 Ratings 3.83 Average
Alban Berg Quartett / Heinrich Schiff - Quintett C-Dur, Cover art
Quintett C-Dur
Franz Schubert / Alban Berg Quartett / Heinrich Schiff
3.84 530 530 3 3
1983 Album
Romanticism Chamber Music
chamber music passionate instrumental mellow acoustic soothing melodic complex
530 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.84 Average
The California EAR Unit - For Philip Guston, Cover art
For Philip Guston
Morton Feldman / The California EAR Unit
3.76 1k 1,490 20 20
18 November 1997 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
meditative minimalistic sparse instrumental sombre avant-garde chamber music calm
1k Ratings 20 Reviews 3.76 Average
Dietmar Wiesner / Markus Hinterhäuser / Robyn Schulkowsky - Crippled Symmetry, Cover art
Crippled Symmetry
Morton Feldman
3.82 535 535 1 1
1994 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
dissonant instrumental sparse chamber music mysterious ominous meditative repetitive
535 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.82 Average
Alban Berg Quartett - String Quartets, Cover art
String Quartets
Claude Debussy / Maurice Ravel
3.82 930 930 5 5
18 April 1986 Album
Impressionism Chamber Music
string quartet acoustic instrumental chamber music polyphonic mysterious melodic romantic
930 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.82 Average
Arditti Quartet - The Complete String Trios and Quartets, Cover art
The Complete String Trios and Quartets
Anton Webern / Arditti Quartet
3.82 774 774 5 5
1991 Album
Chamber Music Serialism
Expressionism Romanticism
dissonant string quartet atonal sparse instrumental acoustic avant-garde suspenseful
774 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.82 Average
Jean Pasquier / André Vacellier / Étienne Pasquier / Olivier Messiaen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps, Cover art
Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Olivier Messiaen
3.83 380 380 1 1
2001 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
chamber music instrumental avant-garde apocalyptic suspenseful
380 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.83 Average
Arditti Quartet - György Ligeti Edition 1: String Quartets and Duets, Cover art
György Ligeti Edition 1: String Quartets and Duets
György Ligeti / Arditti Quartet
3.81 446 446 1 1
21 January 1997 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
string quartet dissonant suspenseful instrumental sombre atmospheric avant-garde acoustic
446 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.81 Average
Alban Berg Quartett - Streichquartette / String Quartets: No. 14 "Der Tod und das Mädchen"; No. 13 "Rosamunde", Cover art
Streichquartette / String Quartets: No. 14 "Der Tod und das Mädchen"; No. 13 "Rosamunde"
Franz Schubert / Alban Berg Quartett
3.82 302 302 1 1
1985 Album
Romanticism Chamber Music
string quartet acoustic instrumental passionate chamber music melodic melancholic
302 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.82 Average
Keller Quartett - Die Kunst der Fuge, Cover art
Die Kunst der Fuge
Johann Sebastian Bach / Keller Quartett
3.80 743 743 1 1
3 June 1998 Album
Baroque Music Chamber Music Fugue
instrumental string quartet acoustic polyphonic complex sombre technical hypnotic
743 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.80 Average
Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall - Musikalisches Opfer, Cover art
Musikalisches Opfer
Johann Sebastian Bach / Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall
3.80 290 290 2 2
2001 Album
Baroque Music Chamber Music
chamber music instrumental acoustic
290 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.80 Average
Klangforum Wien / Hans Zender - Streichquartett Nr. 4; Elohim; Duo; Anagamin; Maknongan; Natura renovatur, Cover art
Streichquartett Nr. 4; Elohim; Duo; Anagamin; Maknongan; Natura renovatur
Giacinto Scelsi / Klangforum Wien / Hans Zender
3.77 365 365 4 4
2001 Album
Chamber Music Microtonal Classical Modern Classical
Drone
microtonal string quartet ominous suspenseful minimalistic instrumental dissonant
365 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.77 Average
The Borodin Trio - Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 57; Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67, Cover art
Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 57; Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67
Dmitri Shostakovich Дмитрий Шостакович / The Borodin Trio
3.97 148 148 1 1
1983 Album
Chamber Music Modern Classical
chamber music
148 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.97 Average
The California EAR Unit - Crippled Symmetry, Cover art
Crippled Symmetry
Morton Feldman / The California EAR Unit
3.76 445 445
1999 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
hypnotic ethereal dissonant atonal instrumental
445 Ratings 3.76 Average
Kronos Quartet - Kronos Quartet Performs Alfred Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets, Cover art
Kronos Quartet Performs Alfred Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets
Alfred Schnittke Альфред Шнитке / Kronos Quartet
3.79 228 228 3 3
15 May 1998 Album
Serialism Chamber Music
string quartet dark acoustic anxious chamber music instrumental ominous
228 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.79 Average
Arditti Quartet - Streichquartett Op. 3; Lyrische Suite, Cover art
Streichquartett Op. 3; Lyrische Suite
Alban Berg / Arditti Quartet
3.76 569 569 2 2
1994 Album
Chamber Music Expressionism
Serialism Romanticism
string quartet acoustic instrumental avant-garde anxious atonal complex dissonant
569 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.76 Average
Kronos Quartet / Aki Takahashi - Piano and String Quartet, Cover art
Piano and String Quartet
Morton Feldman / Kronos Quartet / Aki Takahashi 高橋アキ
3.74 517 517 7 7
24 September 1993 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
meditative sombre mysterious melancholic acoustic hypnotic
517 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.74 Average
The Hollywood String Quartet / Alvin Dinkin / Kurt Reher - Verklaerte Nacht, Op. 4, Cover art
Verklaerte Nacht, Op. 4
Arnold Schoenberg
3.75 225 225 2 2
December 1950 Album
Romanticism Chamber Music
Expressionism Tone Poem
nocturnal anxious love longing passionate melancholic chamber music suspenseful
225 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.75 Average
1999 AFCM Ensemble - Piano Quintet; String Trio, Cover art
Piano Quintet; String Trio
Alfred Schnittke Альфред Шнитке / 1999 AFCM Ensemble
3.76 246 246 3 3
October 2000 Album
Modern Classical Chamber Music
acoustic instrumental chamber music eclectic
246 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.76 Average
Kronos Quartet - Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass, Cover art
Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass
Philip Glass / Kronos Quartet
3.74 564 564 8 8
3 February 1995 Album
Post-Minimalism Chamber Music
minimalistic string quartet instrumental avant-garde bittersweet epic uplifting acoustic
564 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.74 Average
Kroger Quartet - String Quartets 7, 8, 9 and 10, Cover art
String Quartets 7, 8, 9 and 10
Per Nørgård / Kroger Quartet
3.74 385 385 4 4
9 June 2008 Album
Chamber Music Serialism Modern Classical
string quartet acoustic instrumental dissonant ominous mysterious
385 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.74 Average
Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà - Arvo Pärt: Portrait, Cover art
Arvo Pärt: Portrait
Arvo Pärt / Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà
3.86 161 161 1 1
2 March 2010 Album
Minimalism Chamber Music
melancholic minimalistic passionate ethereal chamber music
161 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.86 Average
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    203 Ratings 3.64 Average
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    200 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.58 Average
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