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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
Description
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 feel privileged and honoured to be associated with
these works by one of the most important North American composers of the 20th
century.
Track Listing
01. James Tenney,
Arbor Vitæ
(2006), 13m10s
02. James Tenney, Saxony (1978-84),
23m54s
03. James Tenney,
Stochastic String
Quartet (1963), 2m48s
04. James Tenney, String Quartet in One
Movement (1955), 3m30s
05. James Tenney,
Koan for String
Quartet (1984), 18m38s
01. James Tenney,
Cognate Canons
(1993), 24m58s
02. James Tenney, Diaphonic Study (1997),
18m25s
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03. James Tenney, Quintext I-V: Five
Textures (1972), 30m33s
03. Some Recent Thoughts for Morton Feldman
04.
Clouds for Iannis Xenakis
05. A Choir of Angels for Carl Ruggles
06. Parabolas and Hyperbolas for Edgard Varèse
07.
Spectra for Harry Partch
Reviews
“Il risultato è di abbacinante bellezza. Senza dubbio la perla delle nuove
uscite AM.”
Wonderous Stories #16 (Italy), December 2009
“Hier wird im Detail deutlich, welche außerordentliche musikalische Leistung die
Umsetzung all dieser Komposition tatsächlich darstellt: Dem Quatour Bozzini und seinen Quintett-Mitstreitern ist dafür unbedingt
Respekt zu zollen.”
Klassik.com (Germany), July 2009
“Que l’on parle ici des compositions rassemblées ou du groupe chargé de leur
interprétation, une chose est sûre : l’ensemble est prodigieux!”
Octopus (France), June 2009
“This music is unique, with awesome performances by Quatuor
Bozzini”
The Wire #302 (UK), April 2009
“This recording by the Quatuor Bozzini of the
American-Canadian composer James Tenney is essential for
anyone interested in experimental music of the 20th century.”
The WholeNote #14:7 (Canada), April 2009
“Quatuor Bozzini play every note with microscopic
attention to detail and nuance, making even the smallest gesture contribute to this
finely faceted gem.”
Exclaim! (Canada), April 2009
“Ce double album est tout simplement fabuleux, essentiel, tripatif. […]
precipitez vous… afin de vous procurer ce «must» en musique contemporaine.”
La Scena Musicale #14:5 (Québec), February 2009
“un viaggio capace di esaltare e lasciare basiti di fronte al farsi di diversi
capolavori.”
Blow Up #129 (Italy), February 2009
“… das engagiert auf unausgetretenen Pfaden wandelnde Quatuor
Bozzini, das 2007 u.a. mit dem Förderpreis der Siemens Stiftung
ausgezeichnet worden ist, [hat] beim kanadischen Label Collection QB (Québec) eine
Doppel-CD mit einem Programm vorgelegt, das für Tenney
instrumentales Schaffen bis zu einem gewissen Grade repräsentative genannt werden
kann…”
BR-online (Germany), January 2009
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