Cowie / Kreutzer Quartet / Skaerved- Three Quartets & a Solo (CD)
Edward Cowie is one of the most individual and notable voices in contemporary music - which he sees as both conscious and unconscious sensitivity to sound. Highly inspired by Nature and our world, he works with sound, color, order and disorder, shape, pattern and form which he sees a part of a grand unification of sensual input. As an acclaimed and successful visual artist, he creates drawings to visualize his subject matter before composing. His music is not however 'filmic' or directly impressionistic but draws from the essence of nature, wildlife and the seasons to create his unique soundworld. The Kreutzer Quartet is one of the most accomplished and creative ensembles in the UK and is acclaimed for it's adventurous programming of both the music of our time and the great quartet heritage of the past. It has been the recipient of works from many of today's pre-eminent composers, and has performed around Europe as well as at it's 'home base' of Wilton's Music Hall in London. The quartet has recorded a substantial number of albums for Metier as well as Chandos, Naxos, NMC, Toccata and several other labels.
Tracklist:
- String Quartet No. 1 "Dungeness Nocturnes"
- String Quartet No. 2 "Crystal Dances"
- Gad
- String Quartet No. 6 "Three Portraits": I. West Wind (Autumn)
- String Quartet No. 6 "Three Portraits": II. North Wind (Winter)
- String Quartet No. 6 "Three Portraits": III. East Wind (Spring)
- String Quartet No. 6 "Three Portraits": IV. South Wind (Summer)
Edward Cowie is one of the most individual and notable voices in contemporary music - which he sees as both conscious and unconscious sensitivity to sound. Highly inspired by Nature and our world, he works with sound, color, order and disorder, shape, pattern and form which he sees a part of a grand unification of sensual input. As an acclaimed and successful visual artist, he creates drawings to visualize his subject matter before composing. His music is not however 'filmic' or directly impressionistic but draws from the essence of nature, wildlife and the seasons to create his unique soundworld. The Kreutzer Quartet is one of the most accomplished and creative ensembles in the UK and is acclaimed for it's adventurous programming of both the music of our time and the great quartet heritage of the past. It has been the recipient of works from many of today's pre-eminent composers, and has performed around Europe as well as at it's 'home base' of Wilton's Music Hall in London. The quartet has recorded a substantial number of albums for Metier as well as Chandos, Naxos, NMC, Toccata and several other labels.
Tracklist:
- String Quartet No. 1 "Dungeness Nocturnes"
- String Quartet No. 2 "Crystal Dances"
- Gad
- String Quartet No. 6 "Three Portraits": I. West Wind (Autumn)
- String Quartet No. 6 "Three Portraits": II. North Wind (Winter)
- String Quartet No. 6 "Three Portraits": III. East Wind (Spring)
- String Quartet No. 6 "Three Portraits": IV. South Wind (Summer)