Irvine Arditti – Caprices (2017) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Legendary leader of the Arditti Quartet; Irvine Arditti has worked on many solo projects and is still today one of the foremost interpreters of the music of our time.

Over the past decade he has given the world premieres of a whole host of large-scale works written especially for him.

His approach to the contemporary violin is fascinating. The works by Salvatore Sciarrino, Elliott Carter, Emmanuel Nunes and Pierre Boulez assembled in this album are among the most widely known in the recent repertory for violin.

Irvine Arditti’s performance of them on this disc is masterly and already sets a benchmark.

Tracklist

Salvatore Sciarrino (b.1947)
1 Sei capricci: I. Vivace 01:29
2 Sei capricci: II. Andante 04:38
3 Sei capricci: III. Assai agitato 01:46
4 Sei capricci: IV. Volubile 03:18
5S ei capricci: V. Presto 03:17
6 Sei capricci: VI. Con brio 07:42

Elliott Carter (1908 – 2012)
7 4 Lauds: I. Statement – Remembering Aaron 03:14
8 4 Lauds: II. Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi 05:06
9 4 Lauds: III. Rhapsodic Musing 02:37
10 4 Lauds: IV. Fantasy – Remembering Roger 03:53

Emmanuel Nunes (1941 – 2012)
11 Einspielung l 19:02

Pierre Boulez (1925 – 2016)
12 Anthems l 08:04

Personnel
Irvine Arditti, violin

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