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The three composers featured on this CD are in themselves leading lights of the contemporary music scene in the UK, and their works (of which these are first recordings) very fine examples of the modern string quartet, all extremely accessible.
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John Casken:
- String Quartet no. 2 – I – With piquant verve (5:10)
- String Quartet no. 2 – II – With jazzy obstinacy (3:15)
- String Quartet no. 2 – III – With haunted fascination (7:42)
- String Quartet no. 2 – IV – With playful determination (5:13) Judith Weir:
- String Quartet – I – Serene (5:16)
- String Quartet – II – Con moto (5:11)
- String Quartet – III – Presto (2:45) Robert Saxton:
- Songs, Dances and Ellipses – I – Gently flowing, singing (5:06)
- Songs, Dances and Ellipses – II – Light, dancing (4:58)
- Songs, Dances and Ellipses – III – Still, calm, sustained (9:42)
- Songs, Dances and Ellipses – IV – Subito molto piu mosso, vivo (2:44)
- Songs, Dances and Ellipses – V – dancing, quick (5:38)
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String Quartet no. 2 – I – With piquant verve (5:10)
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String Quartet no. 2 – II – With jazzy obstinacy (3:15)
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String Quartet no. 2 – III – With haunted fascination (7:42)
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String Quartet no. 2 – IV – With playful determination (5:13)
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String Quartet – I – Serene (5:16)
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String Quartet – II – Con moto (5:11)
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String Quartet – III – Presto (2:45)
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Songs, Dances and Ellipses – I – Gently flowing, singing (5:06)
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Songs, Dances and Ellipses – II – Light, dancing (4:58)
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Songs, Dances and Ellipses – III – Still, calm, sustained (9:42)
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Songs, Dances and Ellipses – IV – Subito molto piu mosso, vivo (2:44)
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Songs, Dances and Ellipses – V – dancing, quick (5:38)
