Composer: Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Missy Mazzoli, Christopher Theofanidis
Performer: Aeolus Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Azica
Release: 2021
Size: 907 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Theofanidis: Ariel Ascending
01. I. Begins with a Breath, Gliding Effortlessly
02. II. Fleeting, Delicate
03. III. Exuberant, Brilliant
Copland: Two Pieces for string quartet
04. No. 1, Lento molto
05. No. 2, Rondino
06. Mazzoli: Quartet for Queen Mab
Barber: String Quartet, Op. 11
07. I. Molto allegro e appassionato
08. II. Molto adagio
09. III. Molto allegro
The award winning Aeolus Quartet offers the second installment in their Many-Sided Music Project. This ongoing project collects distinctive voices of American composers, combining the classic with the modern. “Ariel and Other Poems” takes its name from the original title of Sylvia Plath’s last manuscript. The poems contained therein include the work that inspired Christopher Theofanidis’ Ariel Ascending, and joined by the rich expansive tones of the Copland, the buzzing electricity of the Mazzoli, and the deep catharsis of the Barber : the album “Ariel and Other Poems” seeks to offer a small sampling of the multi-faceted collection of American chamber music.