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World music CD DVD shop and Classic distribution
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ID: SIGCD088 (EAN: 635212008829) | 1 CD | DDD Ausgefolgt: 2007
- LABEL:
- Signum Records
- Kolektion:
- Chamber Music
- Subkolektion:
- Quartet
- Komponisten:
- ALCORN, Michael | BRYARS, Gavin | MacMILLAN, James | MONTAGUE, Stephen | SOUSTER, Tim
- Ensembles:
- The Smith Quartet
- Andere Infos:
Following on from the release of their critically acclaimed recording of Reich's Different Trains on Signum, Britain's leading contemporary string ensemble, The Smith Quartet, perform the works of five diverse British composers. The music is inspired by the ancient English landscape, 9th century Irish poetry, 20th century human tragedy and the passing of friends.
| SOUSTER, Tim (1943-1994) | | | 1. | Hambledon Hill | 15:13 | | | ALCORN, Michael b. 1962 | | | 2. | The Old Woman of Beare | 17:03 | | | BRYARS, Gavin b. 1943 | | | 3. | The Sinking of the Titanic | 14:57 | | | MacMILLAN, James 1959- | | | 4. | Memento | 4:45 | | | MONTAGUE, Stephen b. 1943 | | | 5. | String Quartet No.1: in memoriam... | 22:46 | | "As versatile as the Kronos Quartet, and smoother than the Brodskys, The Smith Quartet have edged ahead of their competitors in contemporary chamber music"
The Independent on Sunday
" ... compelling blend of live ensemble and electronics"
Journal for Music in Ireland
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