Release Date: 18 March 2013
Label: Avie
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 822252227529
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet debut on Avie with its namesake work, Dvorak's Cypresses, coupled with the composer's expansive G major Quartet, No. 13.
The San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet, known equally for its innovation and its elegant performances, debuts on Avie with a recording of its namesake work, Dvorak's Cypresses, a set of twelve love songs scored for string quartet, coupled with the composer's expansive G major Quartet, No. 13. Known internationally through touring and a dozen acclaimed recordings, the Cypress String Quartet traverses repertoire from J.S. Bach - the composer with which the foursome forged their signature, clear and transparent sound - to world-premieres of works they have commissioned from such composers as Jennifer Higdon, Kevin Puts and Elena Ruehr.
In addition to appearances in such renowned venues as the Kennedy Center, the Ravinia Festival and Cal Performances, the Quartet reaches out to new audiences through regular performances in community centres, unorthodox spaces, and schools. The Cypress String Quartet's Avie debut, the first in a projected series of recordings, will support the release with a tour featuring Dvorak's Cypresses, numerous broadcasts and a dynamic online and social media presence.
Personnel: Cecily Ward, Tom Stone (violin), Ethan Filner (viola), Jennifer Kloetzel (cello)
Critical acclaim for the Cypress String Quartet:
"Beautifully proportioned and powerful." - The Washington Post
"Such rare sincerity as to make long-familiar music sound utterly fresh." - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tracklisting
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Christopher Tyler Nickel, Sarah Jackson
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Bruce Wolosoff
Charles Owen
Proteus Ensemble; Stephen Shellard
Benjamin Hochman
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell
Cypress String Quartet, Borromeo String Quartet & Stephen Saliers
Cypress String Quartet
Cypress String Quartet
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