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Having released their debut album "In motion" in 2020, the musicians that make up United Strings of Europe return with another innovative programme, "Renewal". The title refers in part to the fact that the majority of the works included are heard in arrangements and adaptations tailormade for the ensemble by Julian Azkoul, who also directs it from the violin. In Winter’s House by Joanna Marsh and Caroline Shaw’s and the swallow are both originally choral works while a second work by Shaw, Entr’acte, was conceived for string quartet, but is here heard in the composer’s own version for string orchestra.
A similar treatment has been given Mendelssohn’s F Minor String Quartet, one of the composer’s final works, written in reaction to the unexpected death of his beloved sister Fanny. For the centrepiece, Osvaldo Golijov’s Three Songs, United Strings of Europe is joined by soprano Ruby Hughes. The three songs were written for different occasions, but were rearranged by the composer to form a single work, capturing various strands of his immigrant identity as well as specific moments of inspiration, both felicitous and tragic. © BIS Records
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Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, SoundEngineer - Joanna Marsh, Composer - Julian Azkoul, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - United Strings of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, SoundEngineer - Joanna Marsh, Composer - Julian Azkoul, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - United Strings of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist
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3 Songs for Soprano & String Orchestra (Osvaldo Golijov)
Osvaldo Golijov, Composer - Ruby Hughes, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Sally Potter, Lyricist - Dave Rowell, SoundEngineer - Julian Azkoul, Conductor, MainArtist - United Strings of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bary Davis, Lyricist
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Osvaldo Golijov, Composer - Ruby Hughes, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Sally Potter, Lyricist - Dave Rowell, SoundEngineer - Julian Azkoul, Conductor, MainArtist - United Strings of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bary Davis, Lyricist
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Osvaldo Golijov, Composer - Ruby Hughes, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Sally Potter, Lyricist - Dave Rowell, SoundEngineer - Julian Azkoul, Conductor, MainArtist - United Strings of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bary Davis, Lyricist
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String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R 37 (Arr. J. Azkoul for String Orchestra) (Joanna Marsh)
Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, SoundEngineer - Joanna Marsh, Composer - Julian Azkoul, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - United Strings of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 BIS 2022 (P) BIS
Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, SoundEngineer - Joanna Marsh, Composer - Julian Azkoul, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - United Strings of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 BIS 2022 (P) BIS
Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, SoundEngineer - Joanna Marsh, Composer - Julian Azkoul, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - United Strings of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 BIS 2022 (P) BIS
Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, SoundEngineer - Joanna Marsh, Composer - Julian Azkoul, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - United Strings of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 BIS 2022 (P) BIS
Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, SoundEngineer - Joanna Marsh, Composer - Julian Azkoul, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - United Strings of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist
2022 BIS 2022 (P) BIS
Album review
Having released their debut album "In motion" in 2020, the musicians that make up United Strings of Europe return with another innovative programme, "Renewal". The title refers in part to the fact that the majority of the works included are heard in arrangements and adaptations tailormade for the ensemble by Julian Azkoul, who also directs it from the violin. In Winter’s House by Joanna Marsh and Caroline Shaw’s and the swallow are both originally choral works while a second work by Shaw, Entr’acte, was conceived for string quartet, but is here heard in the composer’s own version for string orchestra.
A similar treatment has been given Mendelssohn’s F Minor String Quartet, one of the composer’s final works, written in reaction to the unexpected death of his beloved sister Fanny. For the centrepiece, Osvaldo Golijov’s Three Songs, United Strings of Europe is joined by soprano Ruby Hughes. The three songs were written for different occasions, but were rearranged by the composer to form a single work, capturing various strands of his immigrant identity as well as specific moments of inspiration, both felicitous and tragic. © BIS Records
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:43
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: United Strings of Europe Julian Azkoul Ruby Hughes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
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