Mark Simpson & Quatuor Diotima — Thomas Adès: Alchymia - EP
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- Тип релиза: EP
- Жанр: Classical
- Дата релиза: 2023-10-13
- Треков: 4
- Лейбл: Orchid Classics
The basset clarinet has more low notes than the conventional clarinet, and the English composer Thomas Adès puts it at the heart of <i>Alchymia</i>, a 20-minute chamber piece completed in 2021. Referencing concepts from the worlds of alchemy and Elizabethan London, <i>Alchymia</i>’s opening movement weaves tendrils of delicate string commentary around the clarinet’s descending four-note motif, evoking a transient melancholy. Fantastical swoops and scurryings in the second movement, “The Woods So Wild”, suggest a Shakespearian midsummer night, while the following “Lachrymae” offers a dolorous meditation on a lute piece by John Dowland. <i>Alchymia</i> concludes with “Divisions on a Lute-song”, a heady fusion of popular street-song and 12-tone modernism. Clarinettist Mark Simpson and the Diotima Quartet gave the first performances of <i>Alchymia</i>, and bring a gripping sense of authenticity to this premiere recording.
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Mark Simpson & Quatuor Diotima
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