Thirlwell: Dystonia
Details
- Composer
- JG Thirlwell
- Artist
- Jg Thirlwell
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Cantaloupe Music
- Released
- Jul 21, 2023
- Catalog #
- CA21189
- UPC
- 713746318925
About
Deeply challenging, even confrontational, to the classical string quartet format, composer JG Thirlwell's Dystonia is a leap forward not only for listeners, but for musicians as well. Mivos Quartet's fiery interpretation of these five pieces — each in its own way difficult, harrowing, engaging and uplifting — is also a tribute to their dedication, skill and sense of adventure as artists.
"This is bold, insistent music that grabs you and takes you where it wants to go," writes Bang on a Can co-founder Michael Gordon in his liner notes for the album. That sentiment lands with a fury in the recording's central piece "Ozymandias," a not-for-the-faint-of- heart excursion that channels the tension and dread of, for example, Bernard Herrmann's famed Psycho score, but expands on it with the subtle, stately majesty of Bartók and Cage
Tracklist 5 tracks
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1 Narcolepsy 10:08
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Narcolepsy
- Duration
- 10:08
- Composer
- James George Thirlwell
- Ensemble
- Mivos Quartet
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2 Fibrositis 02:05
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Fibrositis
- Duration
- 02:05
- Composer
- James George Thirlwell
- Ensemble
- Mivos Quartet
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3 Ozymandias 07:26
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Ozymandias
- Duration
- 07:26
- Composer
- James George Thirlwell
- Ensemble
- Mivos Quartet
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4 Heliophobia 12:59
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Heliophobia
- Duration
- 12:59
- Composer
- James George Thirlwell
- Ensemble
- Mivos Quartet
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5 Apeirophobia 14:51
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Apeirophobia
- Duration
- 14:51
- Composer
- James George Thirlwell
- Ensemble
- Mivos Quartet