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James Tenney, Quatuor Bozzini

Arbor Vitae (2CD)

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The sixth volume of the collection, Arbor Vitæ, pays homage to the Canadian-American composer James Tenney with performances of the complete quartets and quintets. These works were composed over a period of more than 50 years, from the first string quartet, written at 21, to the last, posthumous quartet. Through various acoustic and musical phenomena, Tenney creates broad, open musical spaces, making music that is both rigorous and sensual. We feel privileged and honoured to be associated with these works by one of the most important North American composers of the 20th century.

Details
Cat. number: CQB 0806
Year: 2023

Format

Recorded in hr-Sendesaal, Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt, 21-29 March 2008.

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Arbor Vitæ (2006) commission for Quatuor Bozzini

Saxony (1978-84) for String Quartet and Delay

Stochastic String Quartet (1963)

String Quartet In One Movement (1955)

Koan For String Quartet (1984)

Cognate Canons (1995) for String Quartet and Percussion

Diaphonic Study (1997) for String Quartet and Piano

Quintext I-V: Five Textures (1972) for String Quartet and Double Bass

Release notes

Recorded in hr-Sendesaal, Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt, 21-29 March 2008. --- Arbor Vitæ (2006) commission for Quatuor Bozzini Saxony (1978-84) for String Quartet and Delay Stochastic String Quartet (1963) String Quartet In One Movement (1955) Koan For String Quartet (1984) Cognate Canons (1995) for String Quartet and Percussion Diaphonic Study (1997) for String Quartet and Piano Quintext I-V: Five Textures (1972) for String Quartet and Double Bass

Tracklist
Quatuors
1-1Arbor Vitæ13:10
1-2Saxony23:54
1-3Stochastic String Quartet2:48
1-4String Quartet In One Movement3:30
1-5Koan For String Quartet18:38
Quintettes
2-1Cognate Canons24:58
2-2Diaphonic Study18:25
Quintext I-V: Five Textures
2-3Recent Thoughts For Morton Feldman9:47
2-4Clouds For Iannis Xenakis2:36
2-5A Choir Of Angels For Carl Ruggles3:57
2-6Parabolas And Hyperbolas For Edgard Varèse4:59
2-7Spectra For Harry Partch9:14
Credits
Isabelle Bozzini
Cello
Jean-François Denis
Design [Graphic Design & Production]
Thomas Eschler
Engineer [Sound]
Quatuor Bozzini
Ensemble [String Quartet]
Bernd Leukert
Executive-Producer
Joane Hétu
Executive-Producer
Stefan Fricke
Executive-Producer
Michael Pisaro
Liner Notes
Sylvie Brousseau
Liner Notes [French Translation]
Adrian Tenney
Photography By [Exterior Photos]
Christoph Claßen
Recorded By
Udo Wüstendörfer
Recorded By
Stéphanie Bozzini
Viola
Clemens Merkel
Violin
Nadia Francavilla
Violin