27 May 2016

John Zorn & Pierre Boulez ~ String Quartets ~ Jack Quartet ~ Cernier; 24th August 2015


I wasn't familiar with John Zorn's string quartets before listening to this recording, but on the strength of this, I'll be looking for more. The Remedy of Fortune is the strongest piece, and contains multiple quotes from other quartets I know and play, including the Beethoven's Grosse Fuge.

This concert also includes performances of both the early and late versions of Boulez's Livre pour Quatuor; beautiful serial works that condense an entire narrative into small gestures.

John Zorn: The Alchemist
Pierre Boulez: Livre pour quatuor (1948/49)
Pierre Boulez: Livre pour quatuor (2011/12)
John Zorn: The Remedy of Fortune

Jack Quartet
Christopher Otto, violin
Ari Streisfeld, violin
John Pickford Richards, viola
Kevin McFarland, cello

Cernier, Switzerland; 24th August 2015
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7 comments:

  1. Tantris27 May 2016 at 20:31:00 CEST

    ZB1
    ZB2
    ZB3
    ZB4

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  2. Horst29 May 2016 at 01:07:00 CEST

    Thanks! The scope of Zorn's work is stunning.

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  3. Anonymous29 May 2016 at 12:30:00 CEST

    Thank-you

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  4. Anonymous30 May 2016 at 14:47:00 CEST

    Thank you very much.

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  5. chris_c31 May 2016 at 08:54:00 CEST

    thanks, have just started really listening to boulez lately so this is much appreciated

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  6. Deocliciano Okssipin Vieira, aka Ochyming22 October 2016 at 23:15:00 CEST

    thank you VERY much!

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  7. Calin H11 May 2020 at 10:57:00 CEST

    It seems extremely interesting! Can you re-up on 1fichier or Adrive, please? The Zippyshare links are outdated

    Thanks a lot!

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