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Nuc, the latest album from the Ligeti Quartet and British composer Anna Meredith, is an eclectic and exciting collaboration that showcases the group's versatility and innovation. Known for their boundary-pushing programming, the Ligeti Quartet's partnership with Meredith, who combines classical, electronic, and pop music in her compositions, is a natural fit.
The album's opening track, "Tuggemo," sets the tone for what's to come, with free-form sliding passages giving way to a pumping synth line and a semi-electronic dance track before returning to glissando madness. The quartet performs new works by Meredith, as well as reimagined versions of previous tracks, such as "Honeyed Words" and "Nautilus," both from her 2016 debut album Varmints.
While some parts on Nuc may be challenging for the average listener, the quartet allows for moments of reflection, such as the soothing "Blackfriars," a respite before the rousing conclusion "Nautilus." Violist Richard Jones deserves credit for his impressive reinterpretations of Meredith's previous work, making tracks like "Shill" and "Blackfriars" naturally reflective of the quartet’s stylistic values.
Throughout Nuc, the Ligeti Quartet showcases their full range of skills, from woozying glissandi and snappy pizzicato to soaring harmonics and just plain and simple, beautiful melodies. Meredith's fantastical musical cosmos is brought to life through the quartet's performance, resulting in a magical and innovative exhibit of the finest in contemporary music.
The arresting Nuc highlights the talents of two pioneers in the contemporary classical music scene; with their innovative programming and genre-bending compositions, the Ligeti Quartet and Anna Meredith have created something truly unique and captivating. Qobuzissime! © Jessica Porter-Langson/Qobuz
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Richard Jones, Editor, Viola, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Benedic Lamdin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Ligeti Quartet LLP
Richard Jones, Editor, Viola, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Ligeti Quartet LLP
Richard Jones, Arranger, Editor, Viola, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Benedic Lamdin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Ligeti Quartet LLP
Richard Jones, Editor, Viola, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Smith, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Benedic Lamdin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucy Humphris, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Ligeti Quartet LLP
Richard Jones, Editor, Viola, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Smith, Violin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Benedic Lamdin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucy Humphris, Trumpet, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Ligeti Quartet LLP
Richard Jones, Editor, Viola, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Ligeti Quartet LLP
Richard Jones, Arranger, Editor, Viola, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Benedic Lamdin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Ligeti Quartet LLP
Richard Jones, Arranger, Editor, Viola, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Benedic Lamdin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Ligeti Quartet LLP
Richard Jones, Arranger, Editor, Viola, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Benedic Lamdin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Ligeti Quartet LLP
Richard Jones, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Miles, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Calvert, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Benedic Lamdin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Ligeti Quartet LLP
Richard Jones, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard Jones, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard Jones, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard Jones, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard Jones, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard Jones, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Abrahams, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Meredith, Composer, Producer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dawkins, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ligeti Quartet, MainArtist - Val Welbanks, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Nuc, the latest album from the Ligeti Quartet and British composer Anna Meredith, is an eclectic and exciting collaboration that showcases the group's versatility and innovation. Known for their boundary-pushing programming, the Ligeti Quartet's partnership with Meredith, who combines classical, electronic, and pop music in her compositions, is a natural fit.
The album's opening track, "Tuggemo," sets the tone for what's to come, with free-form sliding passages giving way to a pumping synth line and a semi-electronic dance track before returning to glissando madness. The quartet performs new works by Meredith, as well as reimagined versions of previous tracks, such as "Honeyed Words" and "Nautilus," both from her 2016 debut album Varmints.
While some parts on Nuc may be challenging for the average listener, the quartet allows for moments of reflection, such as the soothing "Blackfriars," a respite before the rousing conclusion "Nautilus." Violist Richard Jones deserves credit for his impressive reinterpretations of Meredith's previous work, making tracks like "Shill" and "Blackfriars" naturally reflective of the quartet’s stylistic values.
Throughout Nuc, the Ligeti Quartet showcases their full range of skills, from woozying glissandi and snappy pizzicato to soaring harmonics and just plain and simple, beautiful melodies. Meredith's fantastical musical cosmos is brought to life through the quartet's performance, resulting in a magical and innovative exhibit of the finest in contemporary music.
The arresting Nuc highlights the talents of two pioneers in the contemporary classical music scene; with their innovative programming and genre-bending compositions, the Ligeti Quartet and Anna Meredith have created something truly unique and captivating. Qobuzissime! © Jessica Porter-Langson/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:38
- Main artists: Ligeti Quartet Anna Meredith
- Composer: Anna Meredith
- Label: Mercury Classics
- Genre: Klassiek
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