Mivos Quartet

Mivos Quartet – Frank Horvat: For Those Who Died Trying (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:11 minutes | 1,31 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ATMA Classique

ATMA Classique presents the world premiere recording of ‘The Thailand HRDs’, an epic 35-movement string quartet by critically-acclaimed Canadian composer, Frank Horvat. Performed by the world-renowned Mivos Quartet, each movement is inspired by the story behind the photos in Luke Duggleby’s photo essay, For Those Who Died Trying. Duggleby’s collection details the people in Thailand who were killed trying to stop the powerful interests who wanted to destroy their community’s environment.

Following Buddhist tradition, Duggleby travelled across Thailand placing a portrait of each victim at the place where they were murdered or went missing. ‘The Thailand HDRs’ utilizes the musical pitches/letters found in each victims’ name, weaving their unique musical DNA into each piece.

Born in Ottawa, Frank Horvat now lives by the lake in Toronto with Lisa Horvat, his wife/manager. Frank is an Associate Composer at the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers. He is passionate about social issues related to human rights and the environment.

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Mivos Quartet – Steve Reich: The String Quartets (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 57:24 minutes | 653 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Between 1988 and 2010, Steve Reich composed three string quartets – ‘Different Trains’, ‘Triple Quartet’ and ‘WTC 9/11’. Deutsche Grammophon now presents this trilogy of works for the first time on one album, in definitive new recordings from the Mivos Quartet. Hailed by The Chicago Reader as “one of America’s most daring and ferocious new-music ensembles”, the Mivos players developed their interpretations of the three quartets – inspired by the music of speech, echoes of Bartók and the events of a day transformed by terror – in close collaboration with the composer. Reich himself supported the project from inception to completion, answering the group’s questions about fine musical details, offering advice on matters of style and endorsing the finished album. ‘Steve Reich: The String Quartets’, featuring notes by veteran radio host and music writer John Schaefer, is set for release digitally, on CD and on vinyl (2 LPs) on 3 February 2023.

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