Harlem Quartet – Quadrants, Vol. 4 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:19:08 minutes | 787 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Navona
QUADRANTS VOL. 4 comes as the fourth installment of Navona’s acclaimed series of string quartet recordings by contemporary composers. This time, a variety of ensembles perform a selection of pieces by Daniel Gil, Jacob E. Goodman, John Summers, Sami Seif, and Judith Lang Zaimont. Like its predecessors, QUADRANTS VOL. 4 presents musical creations that are highly structured, thoroughly conceptualized and profoundly cerebral, drawing upon subject matters as diverse as Kabbalistic philosophy, English urban poetry, and Arabic cultural identity, among others. Often the result of years-long toil, these compositions are by no means easy to perform – but each ensemble masterfully succeeds with virtuosic panache.
Tracklist:
1-1. Harlem Quartet – I. In Shadow (08:29)
1-2. Harlem Quartet – II. In Bright Light (08:34)
1-3. Elless Quartet – Orientalism (15:59)
1-4. Sirius Quartet – I. Moderato con vito (10:03)
1-5. Sirius Quartet – II. Moderato (03:38)
1-6. Sirius Quartet – III. Andantino con vivo (08:24)
1-7. Benda Quartet – I. Allegro (02:30)
1-8. Benda Quartet – II. Adagio (03:27)
1-9. Benda Quartet – III. Rondo (02:25)
1-10. Invoke – I. The Steps of Jabal Mousa (06:00)
1-11. Invoke – II. A Tower That Floats in the Air (04:47)
1-12. Invoke – III. The King, David (04:47)
