Gloria Coates had a deep connection to the poetry of Emily Dickinson, and the movements of her Piano Quintet are titled with phrases drawn from Dickinson's poems.
Composer's Artistic Vision
A common theme of water, particularly the river, runs through the music of Joel Järventausta and Thomas Metcalf on this album.
Compositional Technique
Thomas Metcalf used a linear map of the River Thames to generate musical material for his quartet, 'Pixelating the River,' dividing it into sections for each instrument.
Recording & Production
Three of the works on this album were workshopped, completed, and recorded under the lockdown restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Composer Biography
Gloria Coates, a composer featured on this album, died in the summer of 2023 in Munich, which had been her home for five decades.
Performer Biography
The Kreutzer Quartet is known for collaborating with a wide range of composers, from world-renowned figures like Hans Werner Henze and Judith Weir to hundreds of young artists.
Compositional Technique
In Gloria Coates' Piano Quintet, one half of the string quartet is tuned a quarter-tone higher than the other, creating microtonal effects and resultant tones.
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