Nic Pendlebury, the violist on this album, was the founder of the internationally acclaimed Smith Quartet, which pioneered the development of the string quartet genre.
Recording & Production
The album features transcriptions by Nic Pendlebury, the performer, and some works were written specifically for this album, showcasing the electric viola.
Performer Biography
Nic Pendlebury's Smith Quartet released best-selling albums of music by Steve Reich and Philip Glass, with the latter described by Gramophone Magazine as 'one of the ten most important CDs of contemporary music'.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "Multiple," reflects that the works are originally composed for multiple instruments or voices, including Thomas Tallis's "Spem in Alium" for 40 voices.
Instruments
The album features the electric viola, an instrument Nic Pendlebury believes has an exciting future in classical music, and for which he is creating new repertoire.
Interpretation
Nic Pendlebury, the performer, believes the electric viola has tremendous scope for timbral exploration and wide-ranging compositional possibilities, especially when combined with sonic manipulation.
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Codificaciones
Valeri: Concerti per organo e Sinfonie per orchestra
My Precious Manuscript: Fantastic Sonatas from England to Germany
Passages: German Ritual Music 1600-1800
More Than Muses - Female Creative Power in the Golden Age
Colors of Bach
Passaggi da Napoli a Venetia
Je voy le bon tens venir: Polyphonies & danses autour de 1400
Diminuito
Lassus: Biographie musicale, Vol. 2 (La gloire musicale de la Bavière, le temps de la faveur)
Emerging and Celebrated Repertoire for Solo Saxophone and Symphonic Band, Vol. 3: La Linge, la Sonorite (A Tribute to Marcel Mule)
