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Ghost Stories
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| Following on from the release of their critically acclaimed recording of Reich’s Different Trains on Signum, Britain’s leading contemporary string ensemble, The Smith Quartet, perform the works of five diverse British composers. The music is inspired by the ancient English landscape, 9th century Irish poetry, 20th century human tragedy and the passing of friends. |
ARTISTS The Smith Quartet: Ian Humphries, Darragh Morgan, violins; Nic Pendlebury, viola; Deirdre Cooper, cello |
TRACKS TIM SOUSTER (1943 – 1994): Hambeldon Hill (1985); GAVIN BRYARS (*1943): The Sinking of the Titanic (1969-); JAMES MACMILLAN (*1959): Memento; MICHAEL ALCORN (*1962): The Old Woman of Beare (for string quartet & live electronics); STEPHEN MONTAGUE (*1943): String Quartet No. 1: in memoriam…Barry Anderson & Tomasz Sikorsky |
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