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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
stunning cutting-edge works!,
By R. Hutchinson "autonomeus" (a world ruled by fossil fuels and fossil minds) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Coconino...A Shattered Landscape (Audio CD)
Roger Reynolds has composed one of the most innovative and compelling cycle of string quartets since Elliott Carter. It is simply criminal that Reynolds is not more widely known, but fortunately the Arditti Quartet is not in the dark, and delivers stunning performances! The first disc contains "Coconino" and "Visions." "Coconino" is fiendishly complex, structured with the use of algorithms, an approach best known from its use by Xenakis.
The highlight, though, is "Ariadne's Thread," on the second disc, which adds a computer synthesizer to the quartet for one of the most compelling electro-acoustic pieces I've heard. Reynolds uses his research at San Diego and at IRCAM in Paris to surpass Boulez, and at least equal the '80s works of Nono. This masterwork is preceded by "Kokoro" for solo violin, and followed by "Focus a Beam..." for solo cello. Roger Reynolds is a contemporary master of music, and this collection of chamber music is one of his finest accomplishments. When is Montaigne's series of Arditti Quartet recordings going to be reissued? |
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Coconino...A Shattered Landscape by Roger Reynolds (Audio CD - 2000)
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