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Second Child

9/9/2022, 10 Tracks, 1:16:24

Featuring

  • Johannes Marmen
  • Ricky Gore
  • Bryony Gibson-Cornish
  • Steffan Morris
  • Clare Hammond
  • James Weeks
  • Francesca Barritt
  • Sophie Mather
  • David Cuthbert
  • John Slack
  • Andrew Watson
  • Gemma Bass
  • Dan Shilladay
  • Gemma Wareham
  • Martin Ludenbach
  • Paul Cott
  • Marmen Quartet
  • Exaudi
  • Berkeley Ensemble
  • Kevin Raftery

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Performer Biography

The Berkeley Ensemble, 'an instinctive collective' according to The Strad, was formed in 2008 to explore new repertoire and reach new audiences.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Marmen Quartet, formed in 2013 at the Royal College of Music in London, won the Grand Prize of the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition and the First Prize of the Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2019.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album title 'Second Child' follows Kevin Raftery's first portrait recording for Métier, which included his First String Quartet.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Kevin Raftery, the composer, was born in St. Louis in 1951 and studied composition at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

The composer, Kevin Raftery, moved to London in 1989 and maintained a dual career as a musician and project manager until retiring from non-musical work in 2004.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Kevin Raftery, the composer, is now a citizen of both the UK and Ireland, and actively sings in the New London Chamber Choir and plays bassoon in several ensembles.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Clare Hammond, acclaimed as a 'pianist of extraordinary gifts' by Gramophone, won the Royal Philharmonic Society's Young Artist Award in 2016.

Source: Booklet

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