Robert J. Martin: Embrace the Wind!

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Label
Ravello Records
Release Date
August 12, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MARTIN, ROBERT J.
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Enkidu String Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      ENKIDU STRING QUARTET
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 12, 2016
    • UPC
      636160195449
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      RR7942
    • LABEL
      Ravello Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Prelude: The Four Navajao Snake Winds

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    2. No. 2. Pinwheels

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    3. Interlude 1: Twisting Wind

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    4. No. 3. Weatervane Nocturne

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    5. Interlude 2: Dancing Wind

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    6. No. 4. Wind Turbines

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    7. Interlude 3: Circling Wind

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    8. No. 5. Gusts in a Field of Windmills

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    9. Interlude 4: Biting Wind

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    10. No. 6. Windmill in Christina's World

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    11. Interlude 5: Wandering Wind

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    12. No. 7. Sliding Gears

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    13. Interlude 6: Stinging Wind

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    14. No. 8. Whirligig of the Relentless Dancing Bears

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    15. Interlude 7: Chilling Wind

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet

    16. No. 9. Mobile Turning in the Wind

      Composer: Robert J. Martin

      Ensemble: Enkidu String Quartet


With his Ravello release Embrace the Wind, composer Robert J. Martin communicates the wonder that humanity has for wind through a cycle of string quartets rooted in images and emotions played out across histories as diverse as ancient phoenicia and modern wind farms. The cycle uses contrasting sonorities and melodic material that range from thorny to lush to portray the influence of wind on culture and civilization, from the joy of a child's pinwheel to the power of giant wind turbines. Martin uses strings to portray wind in unique ways. The strings moan like wind, imitate mechanical toys, howl, bite, lull us with gentleness and show us the sweetness of our world.