Hildegard, Sibelius et al: Earthdrawn Skies / Aizuri Quartet

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Label
Azica Records
Release Date
June 23, 2023
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Eleanor Alberga, Hildegard von Bingen, Jean Sibelius, Komitas Vardapet
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Aizuri Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      Aizuri Quartet
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 23, 2023
    • UPC
      787867135921
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ACD-71359
    • LABEL
      Azica Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Columba aspexit (arr. A. Fortes for string quartet)

      Composer: Hildegard von Bingen

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    2. I. Détaché et Matellato e Zehr Lebhaft und Swing It Man

      Composer: Eleanor Alberga

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    3. II. Espressivo with Wonder and Yearning

      Composer: Eleanor Alberga

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    4. III. Frantically Driven yet Playful

      Composer: Eleanor Alberga

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    5. No. 1. Yergink Ampel A (It's Cloudy)

      Composer: Komitas Vardapet

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    6. No. 2. Haprpan (Festive Song)

      Composer: Komitas Vardapet

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    7. No. 3. Shoushigi (For Shoushig)

      Composer: Komitas Vardapet

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    8. No. 4. Echmiadzni Bar (Dance from Echmiadzin)

      Composer: Komitas Vardapet

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    9. No. 5. Kaqavik (The Partridge)

      Composer: Komitas Vardapet

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    10. I. Andante - Allegro molto moderato

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    11. II. Vivace

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    12. III. Adagio di molto

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    13. IV. Allegretto ma pesante

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet

    14. V. Allegro

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet


Earthdrawn Skies explores deep connections between humankind and the natural world through the distinct lenses of four composers forging personal relationships with the soil and the stars. These works by Hildegard von Bingen, Eleanor Alberga, Komitas Vardepet and Jean Sibelius are rooted in a sense of tradition and connection to the land, even as the composers seek something beyond their reach: an understanding of God, the physics of the cosmos, homeland, happiness. The music on this album draws from the earth as it reaches upward and outward. these composers share an impulse to understand the sky, the heavens, the larger things in life. This is music we have kept returning to as a quartet, as it speaks to us in deeply personal ways. We cherish playing this music together, and we hope it resonates as much with you as it does with us.