This recording is a collaboration between two San Francisco Bay Area ensembles, the San Francisco Choral Artists and the Alexander String Quartet, celebrating the Choral Artists' 25th Anniversary Season.
Performer Biography
Magen Solomon, the Artistic Director of the San Francisco Choral Artists for 16 years, actively promotes new music by engaging with living composers and establishing programs to support young artists.
Instruments
The Alexander String Quartet uses instruments by Michael Fischer, Francis Kuttner, and Paulo Castello, with bows by Arcus.
Compositional Technique
Zakarias Grafilo, the first violinist of the Alexander String Quartet, transcribed two of Brahms's piano pieces and the accompaniment for Brahms's Four Quartets for string quartet on this recording.
Recording & Production
The recording was produced by Judith Sherman and engineered by Robert Shumaker in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Belvedere, California, in May 2011.
Performer Biography
The Alexander String Quartet, formed in New York City in 1981, gained international recognition as the first American quartet to win the London International String Quartet Competition in 1985.
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