Quatra Duo - Silver Echoes in Blue (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Centennial Duo for Flute and Guitar: I
02. Centennial Duo for Flute and Guitar: II
03. Centennial Duo for Flute and Guitar: III
04. Silver Echoes in Blue
05. Cinque Quadri Interiori: I. More di gelso
06. Cinque Quadri Interiori: II. Lontano c’è la tempesta
07. Cinque Quadri Interiori: III. Rospo, un bacio?
08. Cinque Quadri Interiori: IV. Fiori di Verbasco
09. Cinque Quadri Interiori: V. Passacaglia “Adieaux, Diderot”
10. Linnunrata (The Path of the Birds)
11. Smooth as Glass

If one were to ask which instrumental duo packs the greatest punch, the answer “guitar and flute” may not be the immediately obvious choice. Quatra Duo, comprised of guitarist Jeff LaQuatra and flutist Michelle Stanley, are likely the most formidable counterexample. SILVER ECHOES IN BLUE follows their acclaimed debut album PAINTED MUSIC and continues the duo’s mission of performing commissions by living composers.

The mix is eclectic but strikingly beautiful and lyrical. There’s vibrant, unapologetically modern neoclassicism in abundance; only occasionally do the selected pieces veer into territory closer to meditation, and even then, they remain firmly tonal. The predominant mood is bright and breezy, the ambiance profoundly enjoyable.

Eric Ewazen composer
Gerard Cousins composer
Giacomo Susani composer
Olga Amelkina-Vera composer
Grant Ferris composer

Quatra Duo
Jeff LaQuatra guitar
Michelle Stanley flute