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Arditti Quartet, Claron McFadden - Brian Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trios (2014) 3CD Set

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Arditti Quartet, Claron McFadden - Brian Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trios (2014) 3CD Set

Brian Ferneyhough: Complete Works for String Quartet & Trios (2014) 3CD Set
Arditti Quartet; Claron McFadden (soprano)

XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 710 Mb | Scans ~ 30 Mb | Time: 03:00:31
Classical, Avant-Garde, Chamber | Label: æon | # AECD1335

On the occasion of its 40th anniversary (1974-2014), the Arditti Quartet, one of the most famous groups in contemporary music, has chosen to record, for the second time and this is an occurrence sufficiently rare that it bears emphasizing , the complete string quartets of Brian Ferneyhough. The pieces on these discs immediately weave an auditory spell and well illustrate this composer's brand of complexity, i.e., writing reputed to be unplayable for the instrumentalists but providing a definite pleasure for the listener, caught up in the headiness of a universe without limits or vanishing point. This 3-CD set will not only be one of the indispensable releases of 2014 but also the best way to apprehend the music of a fundamental composer whose intense writing, emancipated heir of Schoenberg, remains radically expressive, chaotic in appearance but sublimated here by the freedom and excellence of the interpretation.

Arditti Quartet - Donaueschinger Musiktage 2006, Vol.1 (2007)

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Arditti Quartet - Donaueschinger Musiktage 2006, Vol.1 (2007)

Arditti Quartet - Donaueschinger Musiktage 2006, Vol.1 (2007)
EAC | APE (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 67:27 | 313 MB
Genre: Avant-garde, Modern Classical | Label: NEOS | Catalog: 10724

For some time now, I have been saddened by the seeming disappearance of the "true" musical avant-garde. Yes, there have been some promising new releases from young composers eager to experiment; Rebecca Saunders, Jason Eckardt, and some of Matthias Pintscher's work come to mind, though it's difficult to tell whether these efforts will be sustained. Luciano Berio is dead.

The Caput Ensemble, Arditti Quartet - Atli Ingólfsson: Enter (2004)

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The Caput Ensemble, Arditti Quartet - Atli Ingólfsson: Enter (2004)

The Caput Ensemble, Arditti Quartet - Atli Ingólfsson: Enter (2004)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 71:02 | 377 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: BIS | Catalog: BIS-CD-1298

BIS presents its first disc of works by this fascinating contemporary Icelandic composer. One of the label’s most innovative projects ever undertaken, the disc uniquely offers a variety of works composed specifically for the CD medium. Ingolfsson was closely involved in the making of this CD, through both the recording session and editing stages, and the decisions that he made throughout this process have undoubtedly shaped the end result we have here.

Arditti Quartet, Ensemble Sospeso, Ursula Oppens - Elliott Carter: Quintets & Voices (2004)

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Arditti Quartet, Ensemble Sospeso, Ursula Oppens - Elliott Carter: Quintets & Voices (2004)

Arditti Quartet, Ensemble Sospeso, Ursula Oppens - Elliott Carter: Quintets & Voices (2004)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 351 MB | 01:18:39
Genre: Classical | Label: Mode Records

After what seems like years of delay, Mode has released this CD of chamber and vocal music in time for Elliott Carter's 95th birthday, which fell on Dec. 11, 2003. It was worth the wait. The Quintet for Piano and Strings (1997) is one of the two or three pinnacles of Carter's prolific eighties. Though undeniably an example of the his late style, it harks back to the First Quartet (1951!) in its long-lined writing for strings. The music is expansive and concise, light-hearted and dramatic all at once, and it is played to perfection by Ursula Oppens and the Arditti Quartet, the performers for whom it was written.

Arditti Quartet - Hilda Paredes: Cuerdas del Destino (2014)

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Arditti Quartet - Hilda Paredes: Cuerdas del Destino (2014)

Arditti Quartet - Hilda Paredes: Cuerdas del Destino (2014)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 245 MB | 59:06
Genre: Classical | Label: Aeon

Hilda Paredes provides a family portrait on Cuerdas del destino, her latest CD. The works are written for violinist Irvine Arditti, her husband, countertenor Jake Arditti, her son, and the Arditti Quartet, with whom she has enjoyed more than twenty years of artistic partnership. This CD is also significant in that it celebrates the Arditti’s fortieth anniversary.

Arditti Quartet, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stephan Heuberger - Musica viva, Vol. 37: Mark Andre (Live) (2021)

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Arditti Quartet, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stephan Heuberger - Musica viva, Vol. 37: Mark Andre (Live) (2021)

Arditti Quartet, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stephan Heuberger & Matthias Pintscher - Musica viva, Vol. 37: Mark Andre (Live) (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 220 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 154 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:06:51
Classical | Label: BR Klassik

The German-French composer Mark Andre (b.1964) is one of the most important representatives of New Music. His twelve "Miniatures" for string quartet were composed in 2014/17 as a commission from the Arditti Quartet, Bavarian Radio's "musica viva", the Festival d'Automne à Paris and the ProQuartet-CEMC, funded by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. Andre created his organ work "Himmelfahrt" (Ascension), funded by the Siemens Music Foundation, in 2018 on behalf of the Evangelical Church in Germany. The orchestral work woher…wohin was written between 2015 and 2017 as a composition commission by BR's "musica viva" in conjunction with the Happy New Ears prize for composition from the Hans and Gertrud Zender Foundation. The live recordings of all three works are now being released in the CD edition of Bavarian Radio's "musica viva" concert series on BR-KLASSIK.