Three of the four members of the Sacconi Quartet play instruments made by Simone Sacconi, a renowned 20th-century Italian luthier and restorer.
Recording & Production
The works on this album, Jonathan Dove's Piano Quintet and Out of Time, are receiving their first-ever recordings with this release.
Performer Biography
The Sacconi Quartet, the string quartet performing on this album, is known for its commitment to new music, having given over twenty world and British premieres.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For In Damascus, composer Jonathan Dove chose a specific eight-note mode, similar to scales found in Syrian music, which he associates with war, violence, and desolation.
Composer Biography
Jonathan Dove, the composer of the works on this album, is the most performed living opera composer in the UK, with twenty-five works in the genre.
Composition History
The song cycle In Damascus was commissioned by the performers on this recording and reflects aspects of the conflict in Syria, using prose-poems by Ali Safar based on his first-hand experiences.
Composition History
Jonathan Dove's Piano Quintet was commissioned for the Spitalfields Festival to celebrate the 80th birthday of George Law, a long-standing patron of the festival.
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