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Con-ri-sonanza - Simaku: Chamber Works / Houston, Quatuor Diotima
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Con-ri-sonanza - Simaku: Chamber Works / Houston, Quatuor Diotima

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Composer
SIMAKU, THOMAS
Artist
Houston, Quatuor Diotima
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Nov 06, 2020
Catalog #
BIS-2449
UPC
7318599924496

About

Born in Albania in 1958, Thomas Simaku studied composition at the State Conservatory of Music in Tirana. He moved to England in 1991, where he was able to immerse himself in the music that had been banned in his native country, and especially that of Ligeti and Kurtág. This, as well as his earlier experience of working with Albanian folk musicians, had a lasting effect on his own music – but as Simaku himself puts it: ‘when it comes to creativity, one should at least try to speak with one’s voice, however small that might be.’ He often composes for specific performers and the present album highlights his collaborations with Quatuor Diotima and with the pianist Joseph Houston. Catena I, the opening work as well as the most recent one on the programme, was written for Houston, while the String Quartets Nos. 4 and 5 were destined for Diotima, of which Simaku has said that ‘one cannot fail to notice their individual and sensitive approach to sound and color, and their huge range of expression. I have tried to embody these idiosyncratic qualities in both quartets.’ Houston also plays two works written by Simaku as tokens of his respect for two composer colleagues: L’image oubliée d’après Debussy and Hommage à Kurtág. These frame the piano quintet con-ri-sonanza which has also given its name to the entire album, after the sonic qualities it embodies: consonanza, risonanza, con risonanza …

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante remoto, con espressione 04:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante remoto, con espressione
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  2. 2 II. Furioso 01:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Furioso
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  3. 3 III. Scorrevole 00:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scorrevole
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  4. 4 IV. Spaziale 02:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Spaziale
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  5. 5 V. Energico, tempo preciso 03:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Energico, tempo preciso
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  6. 6 Part I: Spaziale - Adagio doloroso, desolato, sempre spaziale 06:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part I: Spaziale - Adagio doloroso, desolato, sempre spaziale
    Duration
    06:20
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Diotima
  7. 7 Part II: Vigoroso, preciso - Quasi angelico - Vigoroso brutale 05:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    Part II: Vigoroso, preciso - Quasi angelico - Vigoroso brutale
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Diotima
  8. 8 Part II: Sospeso - Più mosso - Ancora più mosso 04:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    Part II: Sospeso - Più mosso - Ancora più mosso
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Diotima
  9. 9 L'image oubliée d'après Debussy 07:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    L'image oubliée d'après Debussy
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  10. 10 Con-ri-sonanza 12:59
    Track
    10
    Title
    Con-ri-sonanza
    Duration
    12:59
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Diotima
  11. 11 Hommage à Kurtág 07:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Hommage à Kurtág
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  12. 12 I. Adagio remoto - Allegro preciso 04:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Adagio remoto - Allegro preciso
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Diotima
  13. 13 II. Calmo - Ritmico 04:43
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Calmo - Ritmico
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Diotima
  14. 14 Interlude I 01:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    Interlude I
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Diotima
  15. 15 III. Lento assai 04:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Lento assai
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Diotima
  16. 16 Interlude II 00:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    Interlude II
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Diotima
  17. 17 IV. Adagio remoto, scorrevole 06:51
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Adagio remoto, scorrevole
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Thomas Simaku
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Diotima