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Grill: At the Center of All Things / Diderot String Quartet

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Details

Composer
GRILL, STANLEY
Artist
DIDEROT STRING QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Innova Recordings
Released
Oct 27, 2017
Catalog #
INN978
UPC
726708697822

About

At the Center of All Things brings together the expressive, early-music influenced string quartets of Stanley Grill with the intense, visceral sound of the Diderot Quartet’s gut-stringed instruments. A composer for whom the string quartet is the perfect medium to express, in a modern idiom, his passion for the contemplative aspects of Renaissance vocal music, the album includes three of Stanley Grill’s many string quartets: American landscapes, Lonely Voices and the title track, At the Center of All Things. Raised in New York City, Stanley Grill has spent a lifetime composing music as an act of translation, trying to understand the world and convey that understanding in musical terms. Two main themes carry through in his work- music composed as a reflection of the physical world and music composed to inspire and promote world peace. These themes are at the heart of all three works included on At the Center of All Things. The unique sound that emerges from the Diderot Quartet’s period instruments is ideal for these three introspective and intensely personal works. On this album, the Diderot gives a brilliant, evocative performance that perfectly captures the nature of the composer’s work- music that is completely contemporary while simultaneously looking back in time to the beauty and harmony of early vocal music.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 07:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Stanley Grill
    Ensemble
    Diderot String Quartet
  2. 2 II. Presto 03:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Stanley Grill
    Ensemble
    Diderot String Quartet
  3. 3 III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio 04:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Stanley Grill
    Ensemble
    Diderot String Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Allegro 06:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Stanley Grill
    Ensemble
    Diderot String Quartet
  5. 5 I. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio 07:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Stanley Grill
    Ensemble
    Diderot String Quartet
  6. 6 II. Allegro 03:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Stanley Grill
    Ensemble
    Diderot String Quartet
  7. 7 III. Adagio 06:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Stanley Grill
    Ensemble
    Diderot String Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Presto 05:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Stanley Grill
    Ensemble
    Diderot String Quartet
  9. 9 At the Center of All Things 16:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    At the Center of All Things
    Duration
    16:50
    Composer
    Stanley Grill
    Ensemble
    Diderot String Quartet