The work Shroud was composed in 2016 for the Emerson String Quartet, while Winter's Edge was written for the Piatti Quartet, the performers on this album.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mark-Anthony Turnage's music is characterized by a blend of classical lyricism and influences from jazz fusion, soul music, and pop tunes.
Performer Biography
The Piatti Quartet is named after Alfredo Piatti, a prominent 19th-century cellist and chamber music professor at the Royal Academy of Music.
Composer Biography
Mark-Anthony Turnage, the composer, developed a passion for classical composers like Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven through obsessive listening to BBC Radio 3 during his childhood.
Performer Biography
The Piatti Quartet, the performers on this album, gained prominence after winning multiple prizes at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, including an award for the best performance of a contemporary work.
Composition History
Winter's Edge, co-commissioned by the Piatti Quartet, Wigmore Hall, and Flagey, is dedicated to Mark-Anthony Turnage's mother for her 80th birthday.
Composition History
Shroud, one of the works on this album, was written by Mark-Anthony Turnage to express his feelings of loss after the deaths of two close friends.
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