Ruehr - Icarus and Other Music | Avie AV2502

Ruehr - Icarus and Other Music

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Label: Avie

Cat No: AV2502

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 1st April 2022

Contents

Artists

Jon Manasse (clarinet)
Donald Berman (piano)
Barromeo Quartet
Arneis Quartet
Delgani String Quartet

Works

Ruehr, Elena

Icarus for clarinet and string quartet
Insect Dances Suite (String Quartet no.8)
String Quartet no.7 'A Thousand Cranes'
The Worlds Revolve for piano and string quartet

Artists

Jon Manasse (clarinet)
Donald Berman (piano)
Barromeo Quartet
Arneis Quartet
Delgani String Quartet

About

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

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.

Throughout, history elides with the present day, and Elena's sumptuous and evocative compositional voice shines through.

"sumptuously scored and full of soaring melodies" – The New York Times

music that is "unspeakably gorgeous" – Gramophone

Reviews

exemplary performances, captured in fine sound … Recommended.
Gramophone July 2022

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