The Carpe Diem String Quartet, featured on this album, is known for its innovative programming, electrifying performances, and passion for audience engagement, embracing various musical styles.
Composer Biography
Jonathan Leshnoff is composer-in-residence with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and has a catalogue that includes four string quartets, two oratorios, and seven concerti.
Compositional Technique
The String Quartet No. 2 'Edelman' incorporates personal gestures, such as a theme in the first movement derived from a Sabbath evening chant sung by Dr. Edelman and a finale with a distinct klezmer spirit.
Performer Biography
The Opus 3 Trio, founded in 1990, is dedicated to presenting varied programs with a special emphasis on 20th-21st century repertoire and newly commissioned works.
Composer Biography
Jonathan Leshnoff, born in 1973, is an American composer who has gained an international reputation and is a Professor of Music at Towson University.
Composition History
The piece '…without a chance' was composed for the United States Marine Band and represents a response to the horror of 9/11, serving as an elegy.
Composition History
The String Quartet No. 2 'Edelman' was commissioned by family and friends to honor the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Edelman, a Baltimore couple.
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