Borromeo String Quartet, Arneis Quartet & Delgani String Quartet – Icarus – And Other Music By Elena Ruehr (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:29 minutes | 1,09 GB | Genre: Classical
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Composer Elena Ruehr adds to her extensive discography with “Icarus”, an album of chamber music infused with hints of history, legendary literature and close collaborations with a multitude of musical colleagues. The repertoire revolves around the string quartet, a genre that generated great acclaim for Elena’s Six String Quartets.
Elena’s String Quartet No. 7, “A Thousand Cranes”, evokes experiences and resilience of children in wartime, including the internment of Japanese in American camps, and her own father’s escape from Nazi Germany. Her playful String Quartet No. 8, “Insect Dances” – “written for listeners of all ages” – finds a diverse family of bugs engaged in an impish dinner party. Inspired by T. S. Eliot, The Worlds Revolve, for piano and string quartet, conjures elements both ancient and prescient. The title track, for clarinet and string quartet, centres on the Greek mythological character’s excitement as he builds his wings of wax and dares to fly, rather than his dark demise as he flies too close to the sun.
Tracklist:
01. Delgani String Quatet – String Quartet No. 7: A Thousand Cranes (14:04)
02. Borromeo String Quartet – Icarus for Clarinet and String Quartet (11:38)
03. Borromeo String Quartet – The Worlds Revolve for Piano and String Quartet: I. The Worlds Revolve (03:56)
04. Borromeo String Quartet – The Worlds Revolve for Piano and String Quartet: II. Like Ancient Women (03:12)
05. Borromeo String Quartet – The Worlds Revolve for Piano and String Quartet: III. Gathering Fuel (04:38)
06. Borromeo String Quartet – The Worlds Revolve for Piano and String Quartet: IV. In Vacant Lots (07:25)
07. Arneis Quartet – Insect Dances – Suite for String Quartet No. 8: I. Spider Swing (02:45)
08. Arneis Quartet – Insect Dances – Suite for String Quartet No. 8: II. Dragonfly Flit (02:15)
09. Arneis Quartet – Insect Dances – Suite for String Quartet No. 8: III. Wasp Stomp (02:29)
10. Arneis Quartet – Insect Dances – Suite for String Quartet No. 8: IV. Bumblebee Boogie (02:51)
11. Arneis Quartet – Insect Dances – Suite for String Quartet No. 8: V. Ladybug Waltz (01:51)
12. Arneis Quartet – Insect Dances – Suite for String Quartet No. 8: VI. Grasshopper Polka (02:19)
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