Debussy & Takemitsu for strings
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- String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: I. Anime et tres decide (arr. Jonathan Morton)Composer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) Jonathan Morton Scottish Ensemble
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: I. Anime et tres decide (arr. Jonathan Morton)
06:47$2.30 - String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: II. Assez vif et bien rythme (arr. Jonathan Morton)Composer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) Jonathan Morton Scottish Ensemble
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: II. Assez vif et bien rythme (arr. Jonathan Morton)
04:06$2.30 - String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: III. Andantino, doucement expressif (arr. Jonathan Morton)Composer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) Jonathan Morton Scottish Ensemble
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: III. Andantino, doucement expressif (arr. Jonathan Morton)
07:50$3.40 - String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: IV. Tres modere (arr. Jonathan Morton)Composer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) Jonathan Morton Scottish Ensemble
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: IV. Tres modere (arr. Jonathan Morton)
07:40$3.40 - Three Film Scores, Black Rain: II. Funeral MusicComposer(s) Toru TakemitsuArtist(s) Jonathan Morton Scottish Ensemble
Three Film Scores, Black Rain: II. Funeral Music
04:20$2.30 - Preludes, Book 1, L. 117: VIII. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Colin Matthews)Composer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) Jonathan Morton Scottish Ensemble
Preludes, Book 1, L. 117: VIII. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Colin Matthews)
04:32$2.30 - Three Film Scores, Jose Torres: I. Music of Training and RestComposer(s) Toru TakemitsuArtist(s) Jonathan Morton Scottish Ensemble
Three Film Scores, Jose Torres: I. Music of Training and Rest
04:39$2.30 - Children’s Corner, L. 113: II. Jimbo’s Lullaby (arr. James Manson)Composer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) Jonathan Morton Scottish Ensemble
Children’s Corner, L. 113: II. Jimbo’s Lullaby (arr. James Manson)
04:05$2.30 - NostalghiaComposer(s) Toru TakemitsuArtist(s) Jonathan Morton Scottish Ensemble
Nostalghia
11:23$4.60
Total running time: 55 minutes.
Album information
Fusing French and Japanese influences, SE's new recording features works by Takemitsu and Debussy, two composers who share an instinctive feeling for instrumental colour and sensuous textures. SE combines the intimacy and unity of a string quartet with the force and power of an ensemble in this unique and beautiful recording.
SE's reputation for excellent string arrangements (established with important commissions from the late Rudolph Barshai) continues with Jonathan Morton's arrangement of Debussy's String Quartet. The variety of string techniques and the wide palette of instrumental colours Debussy employed are all enhanced by the larger string ensemble, particularly in the sumptuously beautiful slow movement.
In addition, the attractively lyrical Girl with the Flaxen Hair has been orchestrated for string ensemble and two harps by Colin Matthews.
Takemitsu's contribution to the string orchestra repertoire includes two contrasting film scores inspired by the French Impressionists. Finishing the album is Takemitsu's hauntingly melancholic Nostalghia, with a heartfelt solo violin melody by Jonathan Morton.