Daniel Strong Godfrey: Toward Light (Three Quintets)

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Label
New Focus Recordings
Release Date
October 17, 2025
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Daniel Strong Godfrey
    • PERFORMER
      Cassatt String Quartet, Ursula Oppens, Eliot Fisk, Nicole Johnson
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 17, 2025
    • UPC
      613527267698
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FCR467
    • LABEL
      New Focus Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Contemporary Era
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Adagio poco rubato

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Ensemble: Cassatt String Quartet

      Performer: Ursula Oppens

    2. II. Con fuoco

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Ensemble: Cassatt String Quartet

      Performer: Ursula Oppens

    3. Interlude: Adagio poco rubato

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Performer: Ursula Oppens

    4. III. Adagio poco rubato; con anima

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Ensemble: Cassatt String Quartet

      Performer: Ursula Oppens

    5. I. Dusk: Prayer

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Ensemble: Cassatt String Quartet

      Performer: Eliot Fisk

    6. II. Midnight: Dance

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Ensemble: Cassatt String Quartet

      Performer: Eliot Fisk

    7. III. Cadenza

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Performer: Eliot Fisk

    8. IV. Dawn: Escape

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Ensemble: Cassatt String Quartet

      Performer: Eliot Fisk

    9. I. Prelude

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Ensemble: Cassatt String Quartet

      Performer: Nicole Johnson

    10. II. Danza

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Ensemble: Cassatt String Quartet

      Performer: Nicole Johnson

    11. III. Interlude

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Ensemble: Cassatt String Quartet

      Performer: Nicole Johnson

    12. IV. Fugue-Tarantella

      Composer: Daniel Strong Godfrey

      Ensemble: Cassatt String Quartet

      Performer: Nicole Johnson


Composer Daniel Strong Godfrey's Toward Light presents three quintets for string quartet and piano, guitar, and cello respectively, showcasing his expressive, finely crafted chamber music. Featuring performances by the Cassatt Quartet with guests pianist Ursula Oppens, guitarist Eliot Fisk, and cellist Nicole Johnson, the works on Toward Light are elegantly balanced compositions, cohesive conceptions that are deeply felt.