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British Invasion / Kanengiser, Alexander String Quartet
Foghorn Classics

British Invasion / Kanengiser, Alexander String Quartet

$18.99

Details

Composer
Dusan Bogdanovic, Leo Brouwer, Ian Krouse, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Sting
Artist
William Kanengiser
Format
CD
Label
Foghorn Classics
Released
Apr 07, 2023
Catalog #
FCL2023
UPC
700871202328

About

The Alexander String Quartet and guitarist William Kanengiser form a dynamic collaboration that explores the music of Sting, Led Zeppelin, John Dowland and The Beatles by way of contemporary composers Ian Krouse, Dušan Bogdanovic and Leo Brouwer. In this project, William Kanengiser and the Alexander String Quartet pay tribute to a group of English musicians who conquered the musical world with their revolutionary explorations. From the Elizabethan lutenist John Dowland to the pop/rock icons Sting, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, these artists made a lasting impact far from the shores of their small island. Their music served as inspiration for a set of compositions for guitar and string quartet by the talented composers Ian Krouse, Dušan Bogdanovic and Léo Brouwer. It is especially appropriate that the guitar sits squarely at the center of these works, as the plucked string was the primary musical voice of these British innovators.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Part I: Theme: Friends by J. Page and R. Plant 02:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    Part I: Theme: Friends by J. Page and R. Plant
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Ian Krouse
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  2. 2 Part II: L'istesso tempo - Adagio 05:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    Part II: L'istesso tempo - Adagio
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Ian Krouse
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  3. 3 Part III: Tempo 1 01:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    Part III: Tempo 1
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Ian Krouse
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  4. 4 Part IV: Quasi Passacaglia 05:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    Part IV: Quasi Passacaglia
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Ian Krouse
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  5. 5 Part V: Lento ma sempre stringendo - Tempo 1, quasi fugue 02:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part V: Lento ma sempre stringendo - Tempo 1, quasi fugue
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Ian Krouse
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  6. 6 Part VI: Conclusion 02:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part VI: Conclusion
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Ian Krouse
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  7. 7 No. 1. Prelude: Every Breath You Take 02:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Prelude: Every Breath You Take
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Sting, Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  8. 8 No. 2. Dance: Message in a Bottle 03:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Dance: Message in a Bottle
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Sting, Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  9. 9 No. 3. Ballad: Shape of My Heart 03:39
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Ballad: Shape of My Heart
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Sting, Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  10. 10 No. 4. Choral: Fields of Gold 02:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Choral: Fields of Gold
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Sting, Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  11. 11 No. 5. Passacaglia: Roxanne 03:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Passacaglia: Roxanne
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Sting, Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  12. 12 No. 6. Dance: Desert Rose 04:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Dance: Desert Rose
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Sting, Dušan Bogdanović
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  13. 13 Music in Four Sharps, Op. 52 (version for guitar and string quartet) 13:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    Music in Four Sharps, Op. 52 (version for guitar and string quartet)
    Duration
    13:33
    Composer
    Ian Krouse
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  14. 14 Eleanor Rigby 04:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    Eleanor Rigby
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Leo Brouwer
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  15. 15 She's Leaving Home 03:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    She's Leaving Home
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Leo Brouwer
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  16. 16 Penny Lane 03:01
    Track
    16
    Title
    Penny Lane
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Leo Brouwer
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet
  17. 17 Yesterday 02:57
    Track
    17
    Title
    Yesterday
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Leo Brouwer
    Performer
    William Kanengiser
    Ensemble
    Alexander String Quartet