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On Disc

Michel Gonneville: Hozhro
(CQB 0907, 2009)

Quatuor Bozzini joins forces with composer Michel Gonneville for a unique contemporary opera on the “hot” issue of the ecological crisis, based on the thoughts of eminent Quebecois ecologist Pierre Dansereau. The music takes us deep into the universe of a woman haunted by that crisis, a woman who is trying to reclaim her inner harmony (“hozhro” in Navajo) and embarking on a process similar in ways to a North-American… Details Buy it!

Arbor Vitæ
(CQB 0806, 2008)

• Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik: Bestenliste, Mai 2009 (German Record Critics’ Award: Quarterly Critics’ Choice, May 2009) • Prix Opus 2008-09: Disque de l’année — Finaliste

The sixth volume of the collection, Arbor Vitæ, pays homage to the Canadian-American composer James Tenney with performances of the complete quartets and quintets. These works were composed over a period of more than 50 years, from the first string quartet, written at 21, to the last, posthumous quartet. Through various acoustic and musical phenomena, Tenney creates broad, open musical spaces, making music that is both rigorous and sensual. We… Details Buy it!

Le livre des mélancolies
(ACD 22552, 2008)

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Und. Ging. Außen. Vorüber. Stücke 1992-2005
(WER 65612, 2007)

Experimental music, like Thomas Stiegler’s, invites the listener to find his way through unfamiliar acoustical environments. It is as if we were to arrive in a strange city and forced to find completely new bearings. Earlier experiences with other cities may be helpful, but they alone will not allow us to come to grips with the new city in all its uniqueness. Recognition (“that’s just like…”) immediately leads to distinctions… Details

Canons + Hoquets
(CQB 0704, 2007)

Two contemporary artists, each strong and distinct. Skempton’s expansive canons offset Kondo’s continuous hockets. Jo Kondo: “I am interested in words more than in sentences, in sentences more than in paragraphs, in paragraphs more than in a whole page. Thus, it could be said that in music I am more concerned with each sound than with the phrases they create.” Howard Skempton: “The power of music to inspire confidence is… Details Buy it!

Jürg Frey: String Quartets
(EWR 0410, 2006)

“Material can be anonymous. Consider, for example, the middle voices in medieval hymn books: unadorned, not artful, a simple handiwork, a leisurely alternation of single notes. It might be a scale, or, beyond music, the stones of a wall, not artfully stacked, but simply and properly, the formal idea being nothing other than that of a wall. When I was working on the String Quartet (1988), I encountered the painting… Details

Steve Reich: Different Trains
(CQB 0502, 2005)

On October 13th, 2005 DAME is proud to present the second Collection QB release: Different Trains by Steve Reich performed by Quatuor Bozzini. A major opus in Reich’s body of work, Different Trains pioneered in 1968 a new form of composition developed from his earlier tape pieces It’s Gonna Rain (1965) and Come Out (1966). The idea for the piece came from Reich’s childhood. His parents separated when he was… Details Buy it!

Portrait Montréal
(CQB 0401, 2004)

• Prix Opus 2004-05: Disque de l’année

Moving freely from avant-garde events to traditional concerts, the Quatuor Bozzini was characterized by the Irish Times as a “group which gets its teeth into music: quiet or loud, fast or slow, these Canadian musicians play with compelling engagement.” With this new collection of recordings, Quatuor Bozzini is pursuing its desire to explore the diversity of contemporary music. This inaugural volume of the collection,“Portrait Montréal,” pays homage to the richness… Details Buy it!

Hardscrabble Songs
(IS 238, 2002)

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