All Del-Sol-Quartet articles
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ReviewScrapyard Exotica. Bates: Bagatelles. Fairouz: The Named Angels. Ueno: Peradam
The Strad Issue: March 2016Description: Samples, singing and other surprises in a collection of new worksMusicians: Del Sol QuartetComposer: Bates; Fairouz; UenoThis substantial recording project presents three works composed for the San Francisco-based Del Sol Quartet, a group dedicated to commissioning and performing new music. Each piece ...
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ReviewSculthorpe: Complete String Quartets with Didjeridu: no.12 ‘From Ubirr’, no.14 ‘Quamby’, no.16 & no.18
The Strad Issue: February 2015Description: An unusual combination of instruments brings gripping resultsMusicians: Del Sol Quartet, Stephen Kent (didgeridoo)Composer: SculthorpeIt’s an eyebrow-raising combination – string quartet and didgeridoo. But it’s one that this excellent CD (and Blu-ray audio) set makes a strong case for – in Sculthorpe’s ...