String Quartets XX Century

Bela Bartok  Rumanian Folk Dances, Jocul Cu Bata

Philip Glass, Company III

Jonathan Besser, Zesty IV

Jade String Quartet
"Snapshots"
Miranda Adams- violin
William Hanfling- violin
Robert Ashworth- viola
Claudia Price- cello
www.jadestringquartet.co.nz

Philip Glass, Company I

Philip Glass, Company II

Black Vines:

Birthed between the burning fields of Kansas and the surreal landscape of the New Mexican desert, Black Vines is a dense layering of monophonic drones, delayed sitar and large scale cello arrangements.

Combining the distorted and blackened influence of Aaron Martin’s recent solo and collaborative work with Joseph Angelo’s love of ragas, industrial noise and meditative minimalism, the eight elegiac strands of Black Vines are tribute to redemptive growth that occurs in the shadows.

Mastered by James Plotkin, featuring tracks reworked from the original parts by Dag Rosenqvist with stunning artwork by Chris Koelle.

Packaging includes letter-pressed covers, glass mastered CD, 10 x limited edition prints on heavy card stock with glassine bags, all resting inside hand numbered, scented black envelopes. Limited edition of 200 copies!

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Willow Choir (Black Vines)

I once said to my family that only God and Mozart could write a string quarter with two violas. The absurdity is that string quartets, by definition, may only comprise two violins, cello and a solitary viola. The above piece, the first in what I hope will become a series, was written for three violas (alongside piano, two violins and cello). I hope that at least some of my growing love for the viola, comes through. I consider it more of a piece for viola than anything else. The piece is named after the Latin Quarter in Paris, a place of elegance and grace.

Latin Quarter Suites No.1

The music begins like the last warm breath of summer. The piano draws fine lines across the calm skin of the water; the cello answers in deep melancholy, singing of falling leaves. A clarinet drifts in like a breath that carries memories, and above it the flute hovers—a light losing itself in the mist.

Autumnal, yet not somber: it is a time of change. What is old passes away in gold, the new still lies hidden. The music paints this transition—gently, tentatively, full of longing and quiet confidence. Harmonies dissolve, time stretches, until everything comes to rest in a silent moment.

Then, almost inaudibly, a new sound begins. The flute lifts, the piano opens the space, and the lake seems to whisper: the morning is ready.

The Quiet Whisper Of The Lake at Dawn

from the ep "late august stars against the early september sky"
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late august stars against the early september sky

late august stars

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It's the 4th volume of the Piano Textures Series started in 2007.
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"The newest installment of timelessly acclaimed picturesque storytelling, Piano Textures 4, invites the listener into magnificently intense piano minimalism. These nine compositions are evocative sonic sculptures, meticulously carved, yet they indeed present different textures".
Analog mastered by Ian Hawgood
Cover by Slovenian photographer Anja Matko 
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Piano Textures 4

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Sjors Mans - Baltimore

A cue from the feature length documentary film Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses

The Pier

From the album "Woven Tide" by From the Mouth of the Sun (Dag Rosenqvist & Aaron Martin):

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Color Loss (From the Mouth of the Sun)

Prisoners in Paradise

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Englaborn feat. Iskra String Quartet (Live at The Reich Effect Festival, Cork)

Library music track. Licensing info at www.mattstewartevans.com.

Old Secrets

Iskra means 'a spark' to ignite. 

Iskra is a collaborative group of string players who enjoy making music together regardless of genre. The quartet has travelled extensively across Europe with Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson, performing at various prestigious concert halls and festivals, including the Steve Reich 75th Birthday celebrations for the Barbican, London and Cork Opera House, Ireland. A highlight includes performances of 'The Miners' Hymns' collaboration with American artist film maker Bill Morrison.

Iskra has also enjoyed working closely with pianist/composer Olafur Arnalds. A concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and European tour led to an invitation to perform at the sold out launch of the album “For Now I Am Winter’ (Mercury Classics 2013) at the Barbican Concert Hall accompanied by the Britten Sinfonia conducted by Andre de Ridder.

The quartet’s work with producer Jamie xx featured on the No. 1 best selling album by The xx entitled ‘Coexist’ (Young Turks/XL 2012). Recently Iskra contributed strings to Jamie's score for Tree Of Codes, a contemporary ballet created with choreographer Wayne McGregor and visual artist Olafur Eliasson for the Manchester International Festival.

Iskra’s collaborations with composer Alex Baranowski have featured on the soundtracks to the twice BAFTA nominated film McCullin (David Morris and Jacqui Morris, 2013) and for Sir Nicholas Hytner’s production of Hamlet at the National Theatre, London starring Rory Kinnear.

In 2007 Iskra were commissioned by Radiohead and XL Recordings to create a string quartet remix of their song ‘The Reckoner’ as part of the promotion of the album ‘In Rainbows’ (XL 2007).

Other highlights include collaborations with artists such as Vampire Weekend, Sufjan Stevens, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Katie Melua, Duke Special, My Brightest Diamond and composers Dustin O'Halloran and David Julyan. Recently Iskra performed as a trio alongside The Lone Bellow on Later...with Jools Holland (BBC Two).

Their forthcoming album celebrates their 10th anniversary and includes contributions from composers Johann Johannsson, Olafur Arnalds, David Julyan, Peter Gregson, Alex Baranowski, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Luke Anthony and Paul Frith.

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Englaborn feat. Iskra String Quartet (Live at The Reich Effect Festival, Cork)

Iskra String Quartet

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