822252237924

Elena Ruehr: Six String Quartets

Cypress String Quartet, Borromeo String Quartet & Stephen Saliers

Regular
£18.99
Sale
Regular
£18.99
Unavailable
Unit Price
per 

Format: 2CD

Cat No: AV2379

Release Date:  16 February 2018

Label:  Avie

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  822252237924

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    Guggenheim Fellow and ASCAP Award winning composer Elena Ruehr's six string quartets are a magnum opus in which echoes of Perotin, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak, Schoenberg and jazz can be found, although the musical language is purely Ruehr's own.



    For Elena Ruehr, the appeal of the string quartet lies in the ability of four instruments to express an infinite range of emotional possibilities. Three of the string quartets were commissioned by the Cypress String Quartet, two by the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, and one is an ASCAP Award winner.



    Critical Acclaim for Elena Ruehr
    "sumptuously scored and full of soaring melodies and piquant harmonies" – The New York Times



    "Music with heart and a forceful sense of character and expression" – The Washington Post



    "These are beautifully clear recordings from Avie of Ruehr's first six string quartets, as rich and varied a collection as produced by any composer in the past thirty years, My critic's choice for 2018, this marvellous release is one I have returned to often..." – Gramophone, Guy Rickards


  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 5 (Bel Canto) - I. Rebels In The Vents
      • 2. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 5 (Bel Canto) - II. Three Generals
      • 3. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 5 (Bel Canto) - III. Esmeralda And Joachim
      • 4. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 5 (Bel Canto) - IV. The Accompanist Dies
      • 5. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 5 (Bel Canto) - V. Simon Thibault Makes Coq Au Vin
      • 6. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 5 (Bel Canto) - VI. Gen Translates For Roxanne
      • 7. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 5 (Bel Canto) - VII. Carmen Studies Grammar
      • 8. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 5 (Bel Canto) - VIII. Gen Arranges A Meeting
      • 9. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 5 (Bel Canto) - IX. Cesar Sings
      • 10. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 5 (Bel Canto) - X. In The Garden
      • 11. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 3 - I. Clay Flute
      • 12. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 3 - II. The Abbey
      • 13. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 3 - III. How She Danced
      • 14. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 3 - IV. Bell Call
      • 15. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 1 - I. Patterns
      • 16. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 1 - II. Interlude
      • 17. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 1 - III. Let’s Sit Beneath The Stars
      • 18. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 1 - IV. Estampie

      Disc 2

      • 1. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 2 "Song Of The Silkie"
      • 2. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 6 - I. Restless
      • 3. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 6 - II. For Todd
      • 4. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 6 - III. Idée Fixe
      • 5. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 6 - IV. Finale
      • 6. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 4 - I. Sonata: Introduzione; Andante Con Moto
      • 7. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 4 - II. Aria: Andante
      • 8. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 4 - III. Minuet: Grazioso
      • 9. Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 4 - IV. Finale: Allegro Molto