Fabien Cali, one of the featured composers, was inspired to compose by rock and metal music, which he references explicitly in his piece "Heavy Metal Machine."
Interpretation
The Paris Urban Quartet's ambition for this album is to record these works to make them accessible, available, and to ensure they live on and are played again.
Performer Biography
The Paris Urban Quartet is composed of four soloists from the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, who are particularly fond of contemporary music.
Composition History
Only one of the four string quartets featured on this album had been previously recorded, ten years prior to this album's release.
Recording & Production
This album is part of the 'Solo' collection launched by the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France in 2019, which aims to highlight the talents within its formation.
Recording & Production
The album features four distinct pieces, commissioned by four different festivals and created by sixteen different individuals.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composers on this album, Camille Pépin, Marc-André Dalbavie, and Fabien Cali, primarily focus on exploring extraordinary colors, sounds, and textures in their single-movement works.
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