The JACK Quartet, a string quartet, performs the works on this album.
Composer's Artistic Vision
John Luther Adams's first string quartet, The Wind in High Places, was inspired by the idea of a sixteen-string Aeolian harp, with music flowing from natural harmonics and open strings.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Tippet Rise Art Center, a venue known for its art and music installations.
Compositional Technique
The string quartet untouched, by John Luther Adams, explores a sound world where the musicians' fingers do not touch their fingerboards, relying on natural harmonics and open strings.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer John Luther Adams often imagines music directly from the contours of the land while walking through mountains, deserts, and canyons.
Compositional Technique
John Luther Adams's fifth string quartet, Lines Made by Walking, uses a technique called tempo canons, where a single melodic line is superimposed on itself at different speeds.
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