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The Kernis Project: Debussy / Jaspar String Quartet
Sono Luminus

The Kernis Project: Debussy / Jaspar String Quartet

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Composer
DEBUSSY KERNIS
Artist
JASPER STRING QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Jun 14, 2019
Catalog #
DSL-92233
UPC
053479223326

About

The Jasper String Quartet writes of their new release: “This Album marks the culmination of our decade-long journey with Aaron Jay Kernis’ music for string quartet. From the moment we put bow to string for Aaron’s Second Quartet, we realized his special voice and our connection to his music’s ability to capture both the complexity of the world and the simplicity of a moment. This depth fascinated us, inspired our playing and prompted us to dream of commissioning Aaron’s 3rd Quartet. Six years later, after performing and recording his first two Quartets and organizing the commission, we received the first movement of his Third Quartet “River”. As the movements accumulated in our inbox, so did our sense of excitement and dread. It was clear that this piece surpassed its two preceding quartets in complexity and difficulty. The route forward was clear enough, but still daunting. Practice, rehearse, repeat. Through the spring and into the summer the piece started to take shape. Coalescing first a little at a time - glimmers of cleverness, brilliance, atmosphere amid the musical and technical challenges. As those moments grew to sections and then movements that began to make sense, we started to build them into the larger arc. The quartet is subtitled “River”, an analogy for the constancy of change in our lives. The music too is constantly evolving, from moment to moment never predictable, never repeating itself. The flow of ideas isn’t one but four-dimensional, swirling constantly backward and forward in time and space. Yet there is a calculation of purpose, a consideration of form and care to structure that keeps the music grounded and allows a story to build out of the organic chaos…”

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Source 08:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Source
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Ensemble
    Jasper String Quartet
  2. 2 II. Flow, Surge 04:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Flow, Surge
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Ensemble
    Jasper String Quartet
  3. 3 III. Mirrored Surface - Flux - Reflections 10:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Mirrored Surface - Flux - Reflections
    Duration
    10:55
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Ensemble
    Jasper String Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Cavatina 04:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Cavatina
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Ensemble
    Jasper String Quartet
  5. 5 V. Mouth, Estuary 09:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Mouth, Estuary
    Duration
    09:11
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Ensemble
    Jasper String Quartet
  6. 6 I. Animé et très décidé 06:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Animé et très décidé
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Jasper String Quartet
  7. 7 II. Assez vif et bien rythmé 03:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Jasper String Quartet
  8. 8 III. Andantino doucement expressif 07:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Andantino doucement expressif
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Jasper String Quartet
  9. 9 IV. Très modéré 07:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Très modéré
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Jasper String Quartet