| 作曲者 | Peteris Vasks (b. 1946)・ヴァスクス |
| タイトル | String Quartet No. 5 |
| 出版社 | Schott（ショット） |
| 楽器編成 | string quartet |
| 品番 | 9790001137911 |
| 難易度 | 上級 |
| 形状 | 80 ページ・中綴じ |
| 演奏時間 | 25分 |
| 作曲年 | 2004年 |
| 出版年 | 2008年 |
| 出版番号 | ED 9809 |
| ISMN | 9790001137911 |
String Quartet No. 5 consists of two contrasting movements. The first movement, being present, immediately leads to an atmosphere of high emotional tension. The prevailing atmospheric elements of the music are dramatic and passionate, alternating with each other like a kaleidoscope. In contrast to that, a second theme is intoned three times – an invitation, a memory of the existence of another world, a light-house which illuminates the twilight in which we live so often. But this invitation remains unheard. The first movement concludes with dissonances in the upper register – a cry of utter desperation.The second movement, so distant ... yet so near, is the calm, unhurried vocal section of the quartet. A forgiving, loving look at a world tortured by grief and contradictions. Gradually, the singing becomes more personal, more emotional and more dramatic. The rhythmic figure of a funeral march in the recapitulation of the second movement is a gesture of loss. Eventually, the quartet loses itself in an atmosphere of light-filled grief. Peteris Vask
I klatbutne (being present) - II talu prom…tik tuvu (so distant…yet near)