Dudok Quartet Amsterdam; - What Remains - Import CD

Credits:

Dudok Quartet Amsterdam;

Description:

The Amsterdam Dudok Quartet's "Timeless Journey"! The Amsterdam Dudok Quartet is an intellectual quartet from Amsterdam, the Netherlands that "as a string quartet of the 21st century, we are constantly searching for the meaning of the music we play and for the best way to reflect the music of the past with new meaning for a contemporary audience. The ensemble takes its name from Willem-Marinus Dudoc (1884-1974), a prominent Dutch architect who loved music, and the Guardian (UK) praised their "supple, lively sound and careful sense of structure and detail. Their third Rubicon album, following Brahms (RCD1077) and Shostakovich & Bacevich (RCD1099), takes the listener from 13th century Perotinus to 14th century Machaut, 16th century Jesualdo, 20th century Messiaen and Reichs, and 21st century Laukens, A fascinating program that takes the listener on a journey through time.The phrase "What Remains," the title of Laukens' work commissioned by the Dudok Quartet and adopted for the title of the album, corresponds to the character of the music, which evokes "something that remains" from a past era, as in the music of both Reich and Laukens, for example influenced by Gregorian chant and the early organum and polyphonic music that followed. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.What Remains (String Quartet No. 4)~Strange Oscillations
2.What Remains (String Quartet No. 4)~Motectum
3.Viderunt omnes
4.Messe de Nostre Dame~Kyrie
5.Deh, come invan sospiro (Madrigals, Libro 6 - No. 9)
6.Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape~America - Before the War
7.Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape~Europe - During the War
8.Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape~After the War
9.Oraison (Fete des belles eaux, No. 6)