Quartet ES - Ruehr: The Northern Quartets (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. String Quartet No. 9 'Keweenaw': I. A Thimbleberry Ripens in the Sun
02. String Quartet No. 9 'Keweenaw': II. A Blizzard
03. String Quartet No. 9 'Keweenaw': III. Central (A Ghost Town)
04. String Quartet No. 9 'Keweenaw': IV. Lake Superior at Night
05. String Quartet No. 9 'Keweenaw': V. Wolf Chase
07. String Quartet No. 10 'Long Pond': II. Dogs on the Beach
08. String Quartet No. 10 'Long Pond': III. Sunrise
09. String Quartet No. 10 'Long Pond': IV. Sailing
10. String Quartet No. 10 'Long Pond': V. Noríeaster
11. String Quartet No. 11 'Reykjavik': I. Long Night
12. String Quartet No. 11 'Reykjavik': II. Interlude: the sun rises through a thin veil
13. String Quartet No. 11 'Reykjavik': III. Spring Song and Dance



This latest triptych in American composer Elena Ruehr’s string quartets takes inspiration from much-loved locales in the higher latitudes: the composer’s Michigan home, a favourite spot on Cape Cod, and the capital city of Iceland. Elena Ruehr is one of today’s most prolific and acclaimed composer of string quartets whose music has been described as “unspeakably gorgeous” by Gramophone magazine. This latest triptych of works for the genre takes inspiration from much-loved locales in the higher latitudes: the composer’s Michigan home, a favourite spot on Cape Cod, and the capital city of Iceland.

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