NEW MUSIC FOR STRING QUARTET
Vol. 2
Genre : Contemporary Classical
Catalogue: Phasma-Music 025
UPC: 660989085797
recording: Grzegorz Stec
editing: Grzegorz Stec
mastering: Grzegorz Stec
recording place: Academy of Arts in Stettin, Poland
recorded in July, 2020
graphic design: Michail Travlos
production management: Iwona Glinka
front cover: Digital Art by Michail Travlos
premiere: January 1, 2020.
NEW MUSIC FOR STRING QUARTET Vol. 2 won the GLOBAL MUSIC AWARD - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT - SILVER Medal Double Winner in the two categories: composers and album, JANUARY - 2021.
ÉxQuartet: (Monika Sawczuk – 1st Violin, Łukasz Górewicz – 2nd Violin,
Grzegorz Sadowski – Viola, Tomasz Szczęsny – Cello)
A noteworthy album of outstanding Polish artists of ÉxQuartet: (Monika Sawczuk – 1st Violin, Łukasz Górewicz – 2nd Violin, Grzegorz Sadowski – Viola, Tomasz Szczęsny – Cello) is consisting of music for string quartet by Connor Gibbs, Frederic Glesser, Ssu-Yu Huang, Alan Terricciano (United States), Athina Pavlaki-Pirounia and Yiola-Voutsina Papagiannidi (Greece).
The album NEW MUSIC FOR STRING QUARTET Vol. 2 includes 6 compositions which are recorded for the first time (world premiere recordings). The recording was made in the wonderful acoustics of the Music Academy in Stettin (Poland). The main goal of ÉxQuartet is to present musical works with a new form of expression. They combine it with a sophisticated performance style. The result is a unique interpretation of the new literature for a string quartet and the production of an indelible emotional load that the audience is endowed with at each concert.
Product details
Connor Gibbs
01. When Our Leaves Fell [10:00]
Frederic Glesser
String Quartet No. 1 Apophis
02. I. Allegro Furioso [05:11]
03. II. Adagio [04:31]
04. III. Agitato [05:47]
Ssu-Yu Huang
05. String Quartet No. 1 Vivid Formosa [08:19]
Athina Pavlaki-Pirounia
String Quartet Anagenisis
06. I. Anagenisis [02:11]
07. II. Destiny [02:01]
08. III. Hope for New Light [01:55]
09. IV Hymn to life through the centuries [02:19]
Alan Terricciano
String Quartet No. 1 Blue Motions
10. I. Slow [07:45]
11. II. Walking [03:42]
12. III. Fast and IV. Gentle, with Motion [10:29]
Yiola-Voutsina Papagiannidi
13. String Quartet The Theme of Lilian [11:03]
Total time: [75:30]