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
Works
Icarus for clarinet and string quartetInsect 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
Works
Icarus for clarinet and string quartetInsect 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
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
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