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Migration / Fuego Quartet
Ravello Records

Migration / Fuego Quartet

$16.99

Details

Composer
ALBRIGHT MASLANKA METTENS
Artist
FUEGO QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Ravello Records
Released
Apr 12, 2019
Catalog #
RR8010
UPC
608410873537

About

The Fuego Quartet, featuring saxophonists Nicki Roman, Erik Elmgren, Harrison Clarke, and Gabriel Piqué, makes their Ravello Records debut with the innovative MIGRATION, a collection that demonstrates the versatility and complexity of the saxophone as it migrates through genre boundaries. The album kicks off with Recitation Book, a set of five pieces by composer David Maslanka that transform Bach chorales, madrigals, Gregorian chants, and more into various forms and structures. These arrangements, as performed by the Fuego Quartet, bring listeners into a calm listening sphere that reflects the music of the past in the midst of our busy, technology-saturated world. This set leads into William Albright’s Fantasy Etudes, the more loosely-formed, jazzy arrangements by the late 20th-century composer. Standing as a threshold in the middle of the album, Fantasy Etudes welcomes listeners away from familiar audial experiences into the realm of the slightly less familiar, more experimental sounds. Albright’s compositions make for the perfect lead into Ornithology S, the work of contemporary composer Clay Mettens that is inspired by visual artist Juan Fontanive’s flipbooks of the same name. The saxophones recreate the sounds of birds singing as they fly, as well as using key clicks and slaps to imitate the turning of the mechanical book. Bringing the visual pieces to life while also showing the sonic possibilities of the saxophone, Ornithology S is a stunning conclusion to this fascinating collection. The saxophone has had a unique history as a classical instrument, from its challenges entering into that particular sphere to its welcoming in via jazz and rock music. With MIGRATION, Fuego Quartet demonstrates all that is possible with the saxophone, showing how it transcends musical boundaries with ease.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Broken Heart: Meditation on the chorale melody, "Der du bist drei ein Einigkeit" (You who are three in one) 04:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Broken Heart: Meditation on the chorale melody, "Der du bist drei ein Einigkeit" (You who are three in one)
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    David Maslanka
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  2. 2 II. Prelude/Chorale: Meditation on the chorale melody, "Jesu meine Freude" (Jesus my joy) 03:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Prelude/Chorale: Meditation on the chorale melody, "Jesu meine Freude" (Jesus my joy)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    David Maslanka
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  3. 3 III. Ecco moriro dunque (Look! My Death is Near!) – Gesualdo di Venosa, 1596 01:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Ecco moriro dunque (Look! My Death is Near!) – Gesualdo di Venosa, 1596
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    David Maslanka
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Meditation on the Gregorian Chant, "O Salutaris Hostia" (O Salvation's Victim) 03:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Meditation on the Gregorian Chant, "O Salutaris Hostia" (O Salvation's Victim)
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    David Maslanka
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  5. 5 V. Fanfare/Variations on the chorale melody, "Durch Adams Fall" (Through Adam's fall) 10:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Fanfare/Variations on the chorale melody, "Durch Adams Fall" (Through Adam's fall)
    Duration
    10:02
    Composer
    David Maslanka
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  6. 6 Prelude - I. A Real Nice Number 04:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude - I. A Real Nice Number
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    William Albright
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  7. 7 II. Pypes 03:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Pypes
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    William Albright
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  8. 8 III. The Fives for Steves 03:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. The Fives for Steves
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    William Albright
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  9. 9 IV. Phantom Galop 04:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Phantom Galop
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    William Albright
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  10. 10 V. Harmonium (Heiliger Dankgesang) 05:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Harmonium (Heiliger Dankgesang)
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    William Albright
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  11. 11 VI. They only come out at night 02:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. They only come out at night
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    William Albright
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet
  12. 12 Ornithology S 10:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    Ornithology S
    Duration
    10:40
    Composer
    David Mettens
    Ensemble
    Fuego Quartet