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It’s not as common in this day and age, but the Californian composer Terry Riley is a true master of the string quartet. His long and fruitful association with the Kronos Quartet gave birth to 13 other string quartets. We also know that he has a clear fondness for the guitar, especially as his own son is a guitarist. It follows that nothing could be more normal that, one thing leading to another, Riley finally conceived a work for a quartet and guitar: the Dark Queen Mantra, played here by the aforementioned son Gyan Riley and the Del Sol String Quartet, to whom the work was dedicated. We find just as many Hispanic references as ‘minimalist’ themes in the work - let’s not forget that Riley was, alongside Glass, Reich, Adams, Nyman and Pärt, one of the founding fathers of minimalism, even if he often moves away from it. For Mas Lugares (su Madrigali di Monteverdi) by Stefano Scodanibbio, it is hardly surprising that Monteverdi is watching from the corner of the many turns, even if the composers writing is powerfully modern. The album closes with The Wheel - a sort of quasi-jazzy ballade, by way of introduction - and Mythic Bird Waltz, in which we find neither waltz, nor birds (other than those issued from the imagination of Tibetan Buddhism). Riley has, let’s not forget, drawn much of his inspiration from the musical, religious and mythological background of Asia, especially from India where he greatly deepened his learning of the ridiculously complex art of classical raga. © SM/Qobuz
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Dark Queen Mantra (Terry Riley)
Terry Riley, Composer - Gyan Riley, Artist, MainArtist - Benjamin Kreith, Artist - Del Sol Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Charlton Lee, Artist - Rick Shinozaki, Artist - Kathryn Bates, Artist
(C) 2017 Sono Luminus (P) 2017 Sono Luminus
Terry Riley, Composer - Gyan Riley, Artist, MainArtist - Benjamin Kreith, Artist - Del Sol Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Charlton Lee, Artist - Rick Shinozaki, Artist - Kathryn Bates, Artist
(C) 2017 Sono Luminus (P) 2017 Sono Luminus
Terry Riley, Composer - Gyan Riley, Artist, MainArtist - Benjamin Kreith, Artist - Del Sol Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Charlton Lee, Artist - Rick Shinozaki, Artist - Kathryn Bates, Artist
(C) 2017 Sono Luminus (P) 2017 Sono Luminus
Mas Lugares (Su Madrigali di Monteverdi) (Stefano Scodanibbio)
Stefano Scodanibbio, Composer - Benjamin Kreith, Artist - Del Sol Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Charlton Lee, Artist - Rick Shinozaki, Artist - Kathryn Bates, Artist
(C) 2017 Sono Luminus (P) 2017 Sono Luminus
Stefano Scodanibbio, Composer - Benjamin Kreith, Artist - Del Sol Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Charlton Lee, Artist - Rick Shinozaki, Artist - Kathryn Bates, Artist
(C) 2017 Sono Luminus (P) 2017 Sono Luminus
Stefano Scodanibbio, Composer - Benjamin Kreith, Artist - Del Sol Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Charlton Lee, Artist - Rick Shinozaki, Artist - Kathryn Bates, Artist
(C) 2017 Sono Luminus (P) 2017 Sono Luminus
Stefano Scodanibbio, Composer - Benjamin Kreith, Artist - Del Sol Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Charlton Lee, Artist - Rick Shinozaki, Artist - Kathryn Bates, Artist
(C) 2017 Sono Luminus (P) 2017 Sono Luminus
Stefano Scodanibbio, Composer - Benjamin Kreith, Artist - Del Sol Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Charlton Lee, Artist - Rick Shinozaki, Artist - Kathryn Bates, Artist
(C) 2017 Sono Luminus (P) 2017 Sono Luminus
The Wheel & Mythic Birds Waltz (Terry Riley)
Terry Riley, Composer - Benjamin Kreith, Artist - Del Sol Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Charlton Lee, Artist - Rick Shinozaki, Artist - Kathryn Bates, Artist
(C) 2017 Sono Luminus (P) 2017 Sono Luminus
Album review
It’s not as common in this day and age, but the Californian composer Terry Riley is a true master of the string quartet. His long and fruitful association with the Kronos Quartet gave birth to 13 other string quartets. We also know that he has a clear fondness for the guitar, especially as his own son is a guitarist. It follows that nothing could be more normal that, one thing leading to another, Riley finally conceived a work for a quartet and guitar: the Dark Queen Mantra, played here by the aforementioned son Gyan Riley and the Del Sol String Quartet, to whom the work was dedicated. We find just as many Hispanic references as ‘minimalist’ themes in the work - let’s not forget that Riley was, alongside Glass, Reich, Adams, Nyman and Pärt, one of the founding fathers of minimalism, even if he often moves away from it. For Mas Lugares (su Madrigali di Monteverdi) by Stefano Scodanibbio, it is hardly surprising that Monteverdi is watching from the corner of the many turns, even if the composers writing is powerfully modern. The album closes with The Wheel - a sort of quasi-jazzy ballade, by way of introduction - and Mythic Bird Waltz, in which we find neither waltz, nor birds (other than those issued from the imagination of Tibetan Buddhism). Riley has, let’s not forget, drawn much of his inspiration from the musical, religious and mythological background of Asia, especially from India where he greatly deepened his learning of the ridiculously complex art of classical raga. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:20
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Gyan Riley Del Sol Quartet Benjamin Kreith Rick Shinozaki Charlton Lee Kathryn Bates
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sono Luminus
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
(C) 2017 Sono Luminus (P) 2017 Sono Luminus
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