Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Violinist Jennifer Koh has received considerable publicity for her activities during the coronavirus pandemic. First, as a contemporary music performer, she found her career devastated as live performances dried up, and she was forced to subsist on food stamps for a time. She bounced back, though, offering streaming video of short works she had commissioned from a variety of composer friends, some well known, some rising figures (the latter received "micro-commission" fees). Alone Together offers 39 of these commissioned pieces, none more than a few minutes long. Some directly reflect pandemic conditions (there are two separate pieces with sirens); others have a more general mood of isolation and desperation, but what is remarkable is the constant sense of discovery Koh brings to the music. There are a few instances where the music hangs out in the overtone series and a few other unusual moves, like insertions of the human voice. However, for the vast majority of the time, the violin plays in its normal register, with conventional technique, and the sequence of events is marvelously varied. Each of the 39 composers offers a paragraph about the works they have contributed, and listeners who delve into these will find a good sampling of the thinking of the current generation of American composers and of the generation on the way up. This is a virtuosa tour de force on Koh's part, and it was rightly rewarded with a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. Cedille contributes superb, emotionally intimate sound from Oktaven Audio in suburban New York.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From kr133,33/month
Hover and Recede (Lu Wang)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Wang Lu, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Hovering Green (Joungbum Lee)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Joungbum Lee, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Together, But Alone (In Quarantine) (Morgan Guerin)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Morgan Guerin, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
For Violin Alone (Vijay Iyer)
Vijay Iyer, Composer - Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
You Are Still Here (Sarah Gibson)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Sarah Gibson, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Art | Nat (Darian Donovan Thomas)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Ian Chang, Composer, Artist, MainArtist - Darian Donovan Thomas, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
The Fragile Season (Tonia Ko)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Tonia Ko, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Vacuum Packed (Thomas Kotcheff)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Thomas Kotcheff, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
There Had Been Signs, Surely (Nina C. Young)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Nina C. Young, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Urman (Adeliia Faizullina)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Adeliia Faizullina, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
The River in My Mind (Jen Shyu)
Jen Shyu, Composer - Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Quiet City (& Easter Bells from the Bowery) (inti figgis-vizueta)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - inti figgis-vizueta, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Brick Red Moon (Ellen Reid)
Ellen Reid, Composer - Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Kindling (Rajna Swaminathan)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Rajna Swaminathan, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
2 Miniatures (Anthony Cheung)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Anthony Cheung, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Nocturno Lamarque (Tomás Gueglio-Saccone)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Tomás Gueglio-Saccone, Composer, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
A Beloved Within (Anjna Swaminathan)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Anjna Swaminathan, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Bond of the Beloved (Layale Chaker)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Layale Chaker, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
All the Rage (David Serkin Ludwig)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - David Serkin Ludwig, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Your Heart Dreams of Spring (Elizabeth Younan)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Elizabeth Younan, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Descent (Rafiq Bhatia)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Rafiq Bhatia, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
exhalation (Hanna Benn)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Hanna Benn, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Hail, Horrors, Hail (Missy Mazzoli)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Missy Mazzoli, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Shiner (Cassie Wieland)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Cassie Wieland, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Cleaning (Katherine Balch)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Katherine Balch, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Turns of Phrase (Andrew Norman)
Andrew Norman, Composer - Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Cooper and Emma (Angelica Negron)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Angélica Negrón, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Anima (Tania Leon)
Tania Leon, Composer - Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Heart Rituals (Caroline Davis)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Caroline Davis, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Warm in My Veins (Nina Shekhar)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Nina Shekhar, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Hal (Qasim Naqvi)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Qasim naqvi, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Afterglow (Shayna Dunkelman)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Shayna Dunkelman, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Windowsills (Yun Du)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Du Yun, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Un petit brouillard cérébral (George Lewis)
George Lewis, Composer - Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Ultraviolet, Efflorescent (Lester St. Lewis)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Lester St. Lewis, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Simple Tasks II (Six-Day Deadline) (Sugar Vendil)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Sugar Vendil, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Mina Cecilia's Constitutional (Patrick Castillo)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Patrick Castillo, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Ashliner (Vincent Calianno)
Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist - Vincent Calianno, Composer
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Thirst and Quenching (Kati Agocs)
Kati Agócs, Composer - Jennifer Koh, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Album review
Violinist Jennifer Koh has received considerable publicity for her activities during the coronavirus pandemic. First, as a contemporary music performer, she found her career devastated as live performances dried up, and she was forced to subsist on food stamps for a time. She bounced back, though, offering streaming video of short works she had commissioned from a variety of composer friends, some well known, some rising figures (the latter received "micro-commission" fees). Alone Together offers 39 of these commissioned pieces, none more than a few minutes long. Some directly reflect pandemic conditions (there are two separate pieces with sirens); others have a more general mood of isolation and desperation, but what is remarkable is the constant sense of discovery Koh brings to the music. There are a few instances where the music hangs out in the overtone series and a few other unusual moves, like insertions of the human voice. However, for the vast majority of the time, the violin plays in its normal register, with conventional technique, and the sequence of events is marvelously varied. Each of the 39 composers offers a paragraph about the works they have contributed, and listeners who delve into these will find a good sampling of the thinking of the current generation of American composers and of the generation on the way up. This is a virtuosa tour de force on Koh's part, and it was rightly rewarded with a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. Cedille contributes superb, emotionally intimate sound from Oktaven Audio in suburban New York.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 39 track(s)
- Total length: 01:36:50
- Main artists: Jennifer Koh Ian Chang Tomás Gueglio-Saccone
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Cedille
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2021 Cedille (P) 2021 Cedille
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.