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Edward Cowie is considered by many to be the greatest living composer directly inspired by the Natural World. His post-impressionist works, from the gigantic orchestral Leviathan (his first Proms commission) to his cycles of Bird Portraits and other chamber and instrumental pieces are drawing gasps of admiration from critics and audiences alike.
This album focuses on Nature in the smallest sense – the subatomic building blocks of the Universe, and the conceptual realisation of mathematical structures in art by the great symbolic abstract artist Kandinsky. Three works for guitar(s) – solo, duo and quartet – are bookended by a violin duo and an oboe solo in a collection which once again demonstrates Cowie’s genius and his place as one of today’s most inspired and inventive composers – a place which is being confirmed by critics more and more with each new album.
The performers are all leaders in their fields: Skærved and Trandafilovski are the two violinists with the Kreutzer Quartet as well as having varied successful careers as soloists, composers/arrangers and educators – with many Métier and Athene recordings to their names. Christopher Redgate is recognised as one of the world’s foremost oboists specializing in new music (and the inventor of the Howarth-Redgate oboe) while Saki Kato and Hugh Millington are creating a fine reputation for their championing of contemporary guitar music. They are also recording music by Trandafilovski for a new Métier release in November.
Overall this recording reinforces the brilliance of Cowie’s writing and shows his ability to create fine works for instruments he was not previously familiar with!
- Particle Partita – I. The Democritus Question (2:37)
- Particle Partita – II. Mendeleev’s Table (3:13)
- Particle Partita – III. Bequerel’s Radioactivity (2:16)
- Particle Partita – IV. Rutherford’s Nucleus and Thompson’s Electron (2:13)
- Particle Partita – V. Postron to Muon (1:52)
- Particle Partita – VI. Meson to Lepton (2:29)
- Particle Partita – VII. November Revolution (3:42)
- Particle Partita – VIII. Higgs Boson and beyond.. (4:55)
- Basho Meditations – No. 1 (1:05)
- Basho Meditations – No. 2 (1:01)
- Basho Meditations – No. 3 (1:36)
- Basho Meditations – No. 4 (1:09)
- Basho Meditations – No. 5 (1:01)
- Basho Meditations – No. 6 (1:22)
- Basho Meditations – No. 7 (0:44)
- Basho Meditations – No. 8 (2:31)
- Stream and Variations – I. Theme (1:35)
- Stream and Variations – II. Variation 1: The 1st Pool (0:27)
- Stream and Variations – III. Variation 2: The 1st Run (1:44)
- Stream and Variations – IV. Variation 3: The 2nd Pool (1:20)
- Stream and Variations – V. Variation 4: The 2nd Run (1:38)
- Stream and Variations – VI. Variation 5: The 3rd Pool (2:38)
- Stream and Variations – VII. Variation 6: The 3rd Run (4:25>
- Stream and Variations – VIII. Variation 7: The 4th Pool (3:04)
- Stream and Variations – IX. Variation 8: The 4th Run (5:54)
- Kandinsky – I. Points (3:38)
- Kandinsky – II. Lines (4:54)
- Kandinsky – III. Planes (5:16)
- Kandinsky’s Oboe – I. Points (2:06)
- Kandinsky’s Oboe – II. Lines (4:25)
- Kandinsky’s Oboe – III. Planes (4:58)
Edward Cowie (b.1943):
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Particle Partita – I. The Democritus Question (2:37)
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Particle Partita – II. Mendeleev's Table (3:13)
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Particle Partita – III. Bequerel's Radioactivity (2:16)
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Particle Partita – IV. Rutherford's Nucleus and Thompson's Electron (2:13)
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Particle Partita – V. Postron to Muon (1:52)
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Particle Partita – VI. Meson to Lepton (2:29)
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Particle Partita – VII. November Revolution (3:42)
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Particle Partita – VIII. Higgs Boson and beyond.. (4:55)
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Basho Meditations – No. 1 (1:05)
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Basho Meditations – No. 2 (1:01)
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Basho Meditations – No. 3 (1:36)
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Basho Meditations – No. 4 (1:09)
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Basho Meditations – No. 5 (1:01)
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Basho Meditations – No. 6 (1:22)
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Basho Meditations – No. 7 (0:44)
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Basho Meditations – No. 8 (2:31)
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Stream and Variations – I. Theme (1:35)
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Stream and Variations – II. Variation 1: The 1st Pool (0:27)
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Stream and Variations – III. Variation 2: The 1st Run (1:44)
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Stream and Variations – IV. Variation 3: The 2nd Pool (1:20)
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Stream and Variations – V. Variation 4: The 2nd Run (1:38)
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Stream and Variations – VI. Variation 5: The 3rd Pool (2:38)
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Stream and Variations – VII. Variation 6: The 3rd Run (4:25>
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Stream and Variations – VIII. Variation 7: The 4th Pool (3:04)
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Stream and Variations – IX. Variation 8: The 4th Run (5:54)
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Kandinsky – I. Points (3:38)
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Kandinsky – II. Lines (4:54)
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Kandinsky – III. Planes (5:16)
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Kandinsky's Oboe – I. Points (2:06)
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Kandinsky's Oboe – II. Lines (4:25)
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Kandinsky's Oboe – III. Planes (4:58)
