Release Date: 20 September 2024
Label: Skani
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4751025441359
Genres: Classical Contemporary Classical
Composer/Series: Sharp Green
Description
Seven new compositions and six composers from Latvia representing the young and middle generation - this is the balance sheet of the Sharp Green album by the Atomos Saxophone Quartet. It features a variety of composers with roots in academic as well as non-academic music, but all are united by their willingness to surrender to the adventurous spirit of Atomos, which has encouraged them to explore the possibilities of the sound of a saxophone quartet. Their compositions have addressed issues pertaining to humanity, ecology, materiality, the flourishing of life in nature and in themselves, and also simply the powerful joy of self-expression and playing music. A saxophone quartet itself seems to be intolerant of dull moderation, and on this album the artists have given us an exciting sonic journey in which we hear everything from minimalist aesthetics and sonority as the main driving force to rock-like intonations, atmospheric moods and energetic affirmations of creative power.
Tracklisting
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava
Latvian Radio Choir and Sigvards Klava
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Guntis Kuzma
Reinis Zarins; Liepaja Symphony Orchestra; Kaspars Adamsons
Laura Zarina
Magdalena Geka, Iveta Calite & Ilona Meija
Ilze Reinis & Aigars Reinis
Liga Priede, Andrejs Grimms
Xenia Pestova-Bennett, Stephen Richardson, Claire Booth, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Sian
Zoe Martlew, Ben Goldscheider, Lucy Schaufer, Huw Watkins, Mark Simpson, Alessandro Fisher, Lana Bo
Matthew Schellhorn
Bruce Wolosoff
Christoph Croise; Daniel Schnyder
Jorgen Pettersson, Paulina Sundin, Jens Hedman, Jonny Axelsson
Liza Lim, JACK Quartet, Jay Campbell, Rohan Dasika
Sean Jones, Nicholas Phan, London Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Young
