The SIRENA Recorder Quartet has received widespread recognition for its interpretation of both newly written compositions and early music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bart de Kemp, a composer on this album, uses a complex contemporary musical language not as an end in itself, but to express himself as clearly as possible.
Performer Biography
The SIRENA Recorder Quartet, formed in 1993, originated from the productive environment created by Dan Laurin at the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in Odense.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chiel Meijering, another composer featured, once stated his preference for seeing instrumentalists 'bathed in sweat and foaming at the mouth as they play until their instruments fall to pieces'.
Interpretation
The SIRENA Recorder Quartet views itself as a single instrument, unfettered by tradition and free to make its own musical choices.
Composer Biography
Ryohei Hirose, the oldest composer on this disc, often writes for Japanese instruments like the shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and koto (zither), and some of his work shows Indian music influences.
Performer Biography
The SIRENA Recorder Quartet has won prizes at several competitions, including the 1997 FAN competition for contemporary music and the Danish Radio Chamber Music Competition in 1996 and 1998.
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