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Americana / Modern Mandolin Quartet [CD & Blu-ray Audio]
Sono Luminus

Americana / Modern Mandolin Quartet [CD & Blu-ray Audio]

$21.99

Details

Composer
COPLAND DVORAK BERNSTEIN GE
Artist
MODERN MANDOLIN QUARTET
Format
CD + Blu-Ray
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Aug 28, 2012
Catalog #
DSL-92157
UPC
053479215727

About

This selection is a 2-disc set, containing an audio-only (i.e., with no video content) Blu-ray disc playable only on Blu-ray players as well as a standard CD.

Sono Luminus presents this uniquely engaging collection of music that embodies the American spirit in Americana, the latest release by Modern Mandolin Quartet.

Expressing their opinion on their choices of musical selections for this album, the quartet writes “This music attracted us because of the wonderful way it sounds on our instruments, particularly the Dvorák. Since the musical character of the pieces is based on various forms of American music, it lends itself extremely well to the mandolin. While many selections for piano and string music rely on idioms and techniques that may not transpose well to the mandolin, the pieces included on this disc were chosen for their vitality and the way they jumped right off the page.”

The Modern Mandolin Quartet was formed in 1985 to give a new voice to that most American of musical instruments, the mandolin. Following the tradition of the mandolin orchestras and chamber groups from the early twentieth century, the Modern Mandolin Quartet uses the instruments of the mandolin family which correspond to the conventional string quartet (two mandolins, mandola, and mandocello). To date the Quartet has arranged and performed over 90 works originally written for orchestra, chamber ensemble, piano, guitar and string quartet.

“MMQ play dead-straight, spot-on, and packed with freshness and vitality of a kind that is rare in material of this type. These are not down-scaled, make-em-easy, just-for-kicks charts either - they are a Major Thing. TRIPLE MUST!” – Fanfare

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: IV. Hoe Down (arr. R. Crawford) 03:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: IV. Hoe Down (arr. R. Crawford)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  2. 2 I. Allegro ma non troppo 09:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    09:43
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  3. 3 II. Lento 11:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    11:33
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  4. 4 III. Molto vivace 04:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Molto vivace
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  5. 5 IV. Finale: Vivace, ma non troppo 05:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Finale: Vivace, ma non troppo
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  6. 6 West Side Story, Act I: Cool (arr. P. Binkley, M. Flinner, D. Rath and A. Roszkiewicz) 04:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    West Side Story, Act I: Cool (arr. P. Binkley, M. Flinner, D. Rath and A. Roszkiewicz)
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  7. 7 Shenandoah (arr. D. Gould) 04:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    Shenandoah (arr. D. Gould)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  8. 8 No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso 01:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  9. 9 No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Andante con moto e poco rubato 04:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Andante con moto e poco rubato
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  10. 10 No. 3 in E-Flat Minor: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso 01:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3 in E-Flat Minor: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  11. 11 Bill Monroe Medley 08:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    Bill Monroe Medley
    Duration
    08:28
    Composer
    Mike Marshall
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  12. 12 I. 1957: Award Montage 04:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. 1957: Award Montage
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  13. 13 II. November 25: Ichigaya 01:17
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. November 25: Ichigaya
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  14. 14 IV. 1962: Body Building 01:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. 1962: Body Building
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  15. 15 VI. Mishima / Closing 03:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    VI. Mishima / Closing
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet
  16. 16 Irish Roots Medley 04:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    Irish Roots Medley
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Matt Flinner, Paul Binkley, Dana Rath, Adam Roszkiewicz
    Ensemble
    Modern Mandolin Quartet