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Ruehr: Icarus & Other Music / Berman, Manasse, Arneis Quartet, Delgani String Quartet, Borromeo String Quartet
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Ruehr: Icarus & Other Music / Berman, Manasse, Arneis Quartet, Delgani String Quartet, Borromeo String Quartet

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Details

Composer
Ruehr, Elena
Artist
Manasse, Berman
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Apr 01, 2022
Catalog #
AV2502
UPC
822252250220

About

Composer Elena Ruehr adds to her extensive discography with Icarus, an album of chamber music infused with hints of history, legendary literature and close collaborations with a multitude of musical colleagues. The repertoire revolves around the string quartet, a genre that generated great acclaim for Elena’s Six String Quartets (AV2379). Elena’s String Quartet No. 7, “A Thousand Cranes”, evokes experiences and resilience of children in wartime, including the internment of Japanese in American camps, and her own father’s escape from Nazi Germany. Her playful String Quartet No. 8, “Insect Dances” – “written for listeners of all ages” – finds a diverse family of bugs engaged in an impish dinner party. Inspired by T. S. Eliot, The Worlds Revolve, for piano and string quartet, conjures elements both ancient and prescient. The title track, for clarinet and string quartet, centres on the Greek mythological character’s excitement as he builds his wings of wax and dares to fly, rather than his dark demise as he flies too close to the sun.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 String Quartet No. 7, "A Thousand Cranes" 14:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    String Quartet No. 7, "A Thousand Cranes"
    Duration
    14:06
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Ensemble
    Delgani String Quartet
  2. 2 Icarus 11:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    Icarus
    Duration
    11:38
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Performer
    Jon Manasse
    Ensemble
    Borromeo String Quartet
  3. 3 I. The Worlds Revolve 03:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. The Worlds Revolve
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Performer
    Donald Berman
    Ensemble
    Borromeo String Quartet
  4. 4 II. Like Ancient Women 03:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Like Ancient Women
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Performer
    Donald Berman
    Ensemble
    Borromeo String Quartet
  5. 5 III. Gathering Fuel 04:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Gathering Fuel
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Performer
    Donald Berman
    Ensemble
    Borromeo String Quartet
  6. 6 IV. In Vacant Lots 07:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. In Vacant Lots
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Performer
    Donald Berman
    Ensemble
    Borromeo String Quartet
  7. 7 I. Spider Swing 02:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Spider Swing
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Ensemble
    Arneis Quartet
  8. 8 II. Dragonfly Flit 02:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Dragonfly Flit
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Ensemble
    Arneis Quartet
  9. 9 III. Wasp Stomp 02:29
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Wasp Stomp
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Ensemble
    Arneis Quartet
  10. 10 IV. Bumblebee Boogie 02:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Bumblebee Boogie
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Ensemble
    Arneis Quartet
  11. 11 V. Lady Bug Waltz 01:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Lady Bug Waltz
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Ensemble
    Arneis Quartet
  12. 12 VI. Grasshopper Polka 02:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Grasshopper Polka
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Elena Ruehr
    Ensemble
    Arneis Quartet