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Heavy / Ethel
Innova Recordings

Heavy / Ethel

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Details

Composer
BYRON HALLE WOLFE KING MES
Artist
Ethel
Format
CD
Label
Innova Recordings
Released
Apr 24, 2012
Catalog #
INN820
UPC
726708682026

About

Acclaimed as America's premier post-classical string quartet, Ethel presents a power-packed, sonic snapshot of the group's life in New York City in it's latest album Heavy. It's only fitting that after 14 years of performing, commissioning, composing, collaborating and living in New York City, Ethel celebrates the composers from NYC's music community. Recorded over an 18 month period by Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Mary Rowell (violin), and Ralph Farris (viola), Heavy features works by eight celebrated contemporary composers: Don Byron, John Halle, Julia Wolfe, John King, Raz Mesinai, David Lang, Kenji Bunch, and Marcelo Zarvos. The album follows an organic progression from Don Byron's intense, jazz-influenced "String Quartet No. 2: Four Thoughts on Marvin Gaye" tracks to the engaging "Rounds" by Brazilian film composer Marcelo Zarvos. "Ethel has been playing most of these composers' works ever since the group's inception 14 years ago," says Ralph Farris, co-founder of Ethel. "These composers - this city - are so much a part of who we are as a group. This album serves as an homage to New York City, it's people, and it's music." "indefatigable and eclectic". - New York Times "vital and brilliant". - The New Yorker "fearless... pioneering" - Time Out New York.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. — 03:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Don Byron
    Ensemble
    ETHEL
  2. 2 II. — 02:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Don Byron
    Ensemble
    ETHEL
  3. 3 III. — 02:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Don Byron
    Ensemble
    ETHEL
  4. 4 IV. — 03:05
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. —
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Don Byron
    Ensemble
    ETHEL
  5. 5 Spheres 09:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    Spheres
    Duration
    09:13
    Composer
    John Halle
    Ensemble
    ETHEL
  6. 6 Early that Summer 11:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    Early that Summer
    Duration
    11:52
    Composer
    Julia Wolfe
    Ensemble
    ETHEL
  7. 7 No Nickel Blues 06:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    No Nickel Blues
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    John King
    Ensemble
    ETHEL
  8. 8 La Citadelle 10:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    La Citadelle
    Duration
    10:39
    Composer
    Raz Mesinai
    Ensemble
    ETHEL
  9. 9 Wed (version for string quartet) 04:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    Wed (version for string quartet)
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    David Lang
    Ensemble
    ETHEL
  10. 10 String Circle No. 1 04:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    String Circle No. 1
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Kenji Bunch
    Ensemble
    ETHEL
  11. 11 Rounds 08:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    Rounds
    Duration
    08:39
    Composer
    Marcelo Zarvos
    Ensemble
    ETHEL