Sacconi Quartet, Mark Padmore & Charles Owen – Jonathan Dove: In Damascus (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sacconi Quartet, Mark Padmore & Charles Owen – Jonathan Dove: In Damascus (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:13:18 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Classical
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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.

Tracklist:
01. Charles Owen, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – Piano Quintet: I. Energetic (06:32)
02. Charles Owen, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – Piano Quintet: II. Very Spacious (09:01)
03. Charles Owen, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – Piano Quintet: III. Lively (05:40)
04. Sacconi Quartet & Jonathan Dove – Out of Time: I. Quite fast (03:23)
05. Sacconi Quartet & Jonathan Dove – Out of Time: II. Slow (04:29)
06. Sacconi Quartet & Jonathan Dove – Out of Time: III. Stomping (01:19)
07. Sacconi Quartet & Jonathan Dove – Out of Time: IV. Lively (01:56)
08. Sacconi Quartet & Jonathan Dove – Out of Time: V. Fast (01:28)
09. Sacconi Quartet & Jonathan Dove – Out of Time: VI. Gently Moving (05:22)
10. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: I. A Little While Ago (02:54)
11. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: II. And What If You Weep Alone (01:32)
12. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: III. Two Days Ago (03:49)
13. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: IV. Here and Now In Damascus (02:31)
14. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: V. The Many Faces of Damascus (03:36)
15. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: VI. Instrumental (01:50)
16. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: VII. Soon, We Will Be Free (05:00)
17. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: VIII. I Don’T Think Any Nations (02:58)
18. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: IX. On All My Travels, I’d Take a Book (02:42)
19. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: X. My Heart is a Black Lump of Coal (02:48)
20. Mark Padmore, Jonathan Dove & Sacconi Quartet – In Damascus: XI. My Country (04:17)

Personnel:
Sacconi Quartet
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Charles Owen (piano)

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