Hildegard, Sibelius et al: Earthdrawn Skies / Aizuri Quartet
Details
- Composer
- Eleanor Alberga, Hildegard von Bingen, Jean Sibelius, Komitas Vardapet
- Artist
- Aizuri Quartet
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Azica Records
- Released
- Jun 23, 2023
- Catalog #
- ACD-71359
- UPC
- 787867135921
About
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.
Tracklist 14 tracks
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1 Columba aspexit (arr. A. Fortes for string quartet) 06:38
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Columba aspexit (arr. A. Fortes for string quartet)
- Duration
- 06:38
- Composer
- Hildegard von Bingen
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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2 I. Détaché et Matellato e Zehr Lebhaft und Swing It Man 06:26
- Track
- 2
- Title
- I. Détaché et Matellato e Zehr Lebhaft und Swing It Man
- Duration
- 06:26
- Composer
- Eleanor Alberga
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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3 II. Espressivo with Wonder and Yearning 07:02
- Track
- 3
- Title
- II. Espressivo with Wonder and Yearning
- Duration
- 07:02
- Composer
- Eleanor Alberga
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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4 III. Frantically Driven yet Playful 07:04
- Track
- 4
- Title
- III. Frantically Driven yet Playful
- Duration
- 07:04
- Composer
- Eleanor Alberga
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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5 No. 1. Yergink Ampel A (It's Cloudy) 02:31
- Track
- 5
- Title
- No. 1. Yergink Ampel A (It's Cloudy)
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- Komitas Vardapet
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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6 No. 2. Haprpan (Festive Song) 01:28
- Track
- 6
- Title
- No. 2. Haprpan (Festive Song)
- Duration
- 01:28
- Composer
- Komitas Vardapet
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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7 No. 3. Shoushigi (For Shoushig) 02:54
- Track
- 7
- Title
- No. 3. Shoushigi (For Shoushig)
- Duration
- 02:54
- Composer
- Komitas Vardapet
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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8 No. 4. Echmiadzni Bar (Dance from Echmiadzin) 02:11
- Track
- 8
- Title
- No. 4. Echmiadzni Bar (Dance from Echmiadzin)
- Duration
- 02:11
- Composer
- Komitas Vardapet
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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9 No. 5. Kaqavik (The Partridge) 01:41
- Track
- 9
- Title
- No. 5. Kaqavik (The Partridge)
- Duration
- 01:41
- Composer
- Komitas Vardapet
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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10 I. Andante - Allegro molto moderato 06:09
- Track
- 10
- Title
- I. Andante - Allegro molto moderato
- Duration
- 06:09
- Composer
- Jean Sibelius
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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11 II. Vivace 02:30
- Track
- 11
- Title
- II. Vivace
- Duration
- 02:30
- Composer
- Jean Sibelius
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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12 III. Adagio di molto 10:03
- Track
- 12
- Title
- III. Adagio di molto
- Duration
- 10:03
- Composer
- Jean Sibelius
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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13 IV. Allegretto ma pesante 05:58
- Track
- 13
- Title
- IV. Allegretto ma pesante
- Duration
- 05:58
- Composer
- Jean Sibelius
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet
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14 V. Allegro 04:59
- Track
- 14
- Title
- V. Allegro
- Duration
- 04:59
- Composer
- Jean Sibelius
- Ensemble
- Aizuri Quartet