Witold Lutosławski’s String Quartet no. 2 comes from a time when his style had entered a 'Sturm und Drang' period. + Dissonant harmonies, vivid juxtapositions in musical color, and complex textures fill the majority of his works from the 1960s, including this 1964 work. + Its compositional craft places it directly among the most important works in the genre’s history. + Paweł Mykietyn’s String Quartet no. 2 belongs to his creative evolution that began in 2004 and continues to this day. + Works created in this time are more or less widely considered to be the greatest Polish works of recent years.
