Sacconi Quartet, Mark Padmore & Charles Owen - Jonathan Dove: In Damascus (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Piano Quintet: I. Energetic
02. Piano Quintet: II. Very Spacious
03. Piano Quintet: III. Lively
04. Out of Time: I. Quite fast
05. Out of Time: II. Slow
06. Out of Time: III. Stomping
07. Out of Time: IV. Lively
08. Out of Time: V. Fast
09. Out of Time: VI. Gently Moving
10. In Damascus: I. A Little While Ago
11. In Damascus: II. And What If You Weep Alone
12. In Damascus: III. Two Days Ago
13. In Damascus: IV. Here and Now In Damascus
14. In Damascus: V. The Many Faces of Damascus
15. In Damascus: VI. Instrumental
16. In Damascus: VII. Soon, We Will Be Free
17. In Damascus: VIII. I Don'T Think Any Nations
18. In Damascus: IX. On All My Travels, I'd Take a Book
19. In Damascus: X. My Heart is a Black Lump of Coal
20. In Damascus: XI. My Country


Even though Jonathan Dove is best known as a vocal or choral composer, with operas and works for children forming the backbone of his output, his chamber music reveals similar predilections for narrative, drama, atmosphere and a sense of the personal. His new commission from the Sacconi Quartet, In Damascus, was inspired by the violinist Hannah Dawson s suggestion for a work that should reflect aspects of the conflict in Syria; not because music can offer any political solution, but simply as an expression of empathy, sorrow, even outrage at those terrible events. Featuring a performance by tenor Mark Padmore, the text is taken from prose-poems by Ali Safar that draw on his first- hand experiences in Syria, eloquently translated by Anne-Marie McManus. The Sacconi s present this new work alongside his string quartet work, Out of Time, and his Piano Quintet, performed with pianist Charles Owen.

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