String Quartet No. 2

String Quartet No. 2

I’m a little bit Scelsi. And I’m a little bit Persian folk music in fugal counterpoint. That’s the message Reza Vali’s second string quartet belts out, more expressively than any Osmond family member could ever dream. Melodic lines run from utterly rapturous arcs to nail-biting microtonal collisions. I have to admit that even for someone… Read more »

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I’m a little bit Scelsi. And I’m a little bit Persian folk music in fugal counterpoint. That’s the message Reza Vali’s second string quartet belts out, more expressively than any Osmond family member could ever dream. Melodic lines run from utterly rapturous arcs to nail-biting microtonal collisions. I have to admit that even for someone as jaded as me, I found myself enjoying the sometimes dance-like flavor of this half an hour exotic journey. Please excuse me now; I’m craving some fesenjaan.

–RN