{"product_id":"1806471","title":"Piatti Quartet; Quatuor Bozzin - Bracing Change 2 [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2017, when NMC and Wigmore Hall chose Bracing Change as the title for their new series of string commissions, they had no idea of the change lying ahead for the planet. Now in a world only beginning to process the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, amongst so much other turbulence, we present the second instalment in the series, introducing three new works to the string quartet repertoire. The composers \u003cstrong\u003eMark-Anthony Turnage, Paul Newland, \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eHelen Grime\u003c\/strong\u003e, all contribute to the rich history of the medium in hugely varying musical voices, as they collaborate with three of the most distinguished, internationally-renowned string quartet ensembles today.\\r\u003cbr\u003eJohn Gilhooly CBE, Wigmore Hall Director, says, 'This ground-breaking partnership between Wigmore Hall, The Radcliffe Trust and NMC Recordings continues with Mark-Anthony Turnage's \u003ci\u003eContusion\u003c\/i\u003e. The \u003cstrong\u003ePiatti Quartet\u003c\/strong\u003e deservedly received a prize for their magnificent interpretation of the piece, when it was the compulsory work for the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. This recording of the revised version - which was premiered by the Piatti Quartet - dates from a few years later, following further deep engagement with the work. It is described by The Guardian as a 'concise, poignantly balanced one movement cry of pain'. The exceptional Montreal-based \u003cstrong\u003eQuatuor Bozzini\u003c\/strong\u003e brings us Paul Newland's \u003ci\u003edifference is everywhere (altered)\u003c\/i\u003e, in which subtly shifting chordal textures build gradually to create a uniquely haunting sense of beauty. The album closes with Helen Grime's \u003ci\u003eString Quartet No. 2\u003c\/i\u003e. Helen was Wigmore Hall's first female Composer in Residence and her new quartet was created against the particularly intense backdrop of pandemic lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. It is premiered here by the \u003cstrong\u003eHeath Quartet\u003c\/strong\u003e.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pace changes with Paul Newland's sparse and evocative work dominated by cluster chords. Quatuor Bozzini [\\x85] present exemplary ensemble throughout this quietly powerful piece.' \\x96 BBC Music Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'the quartet [String Quartet No. 2 \\x96 Helen Grime] is categorically no mere 'lockdown project', having indeed already been in gestation before COVID-19 hit Europe; the music has a grace, lyricism and ultimate optimism about it that few people in mid-2020 would have felt.' \\x96 Presto Music\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Heath Quartet bring out the music's sharp juxtapositions in a consummate performance that combines visceral thrust and power alongside moments of delicate beauty.' \\x96 Gramophone\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGRAMOPHONE EDITORS CHOICE: JUNE 2023\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The NMC label offers us another superb insight into contemporary quartet-writing \\x96 three composers, three ensembles, and three compelling performances.' \\x96 Gramophone Recordings of the Year \/ Editor's Choice November 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edifference is everywhere (altered)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eString Quartet No. 2 - I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eString Quartet No. 2 - II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eString Quartet No. 2 - III.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125770207617,"sku":"1806471","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51hIGXHjpHL._SL1500.jpg?v=1766579549","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1806471","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}