William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – British Invasion (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Alexander String Quartet and guitarist William Kanengiser form a dynamic collaboration that explores the music of Sting, Led Zeppelin, John Dowland and The Beatles by way of contemporary composers Ian Krouse, Dušan Bogdanović and Leo Brouwer.

In this project, William Kanengiser and the Alexander String Quartet pay tribute to a group of English musicians who conquered the musical world with their revolutionary explorations. From the Elizabethan lutenist John Dowland to the pop/rock icons Sting, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, these artists made a lasting impact far from the shores of their small island. Their music served as inspiration for a set of compositions for guitar and string quartet by the talented composers Ian Krouse, Dušan Bogdanović and Léo Brouwer. It is especially appropriate that the guitar sits squarely at the center of these works, as the plucked string was the primary musical voice of these British innovators.

Tracklist:
01. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Krouse: Labyrinth, I: Theme, “Friends” by J. Page & R. Plant (02:30)
02. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Krouse: Labyrinth, II: L’istesso tempo, Adagio (05:17)
03. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Krouse: Labyrinth, III: Tempo 1 (01:49)
04. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Krouse: Labyrinth, IV: Quasi Passacaglia (05:32)
05. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Krouse: Labyrinth, V: Lento ma sempre stringendo; Tempo 1– Quasi Fugue (02:29)
06. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Krouse: Labyrinth, VI: Conclusion (02:43)
07. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Sting: Prisms, 1: Every Breath You Take (Prelude) (02:38)
08. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Sting: Prisms, 2: Message in a Bottle (Dance) (03:00)
09. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Sting: Prisms, 3: Shape of My Heart (Ballad) (03:39)
10. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Sting: Prisms, 4: Fields of Gold (Choral) (02:00)
11. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Sting: Prisms, 5: Roxanne (Passacaglia) (03:02)
12. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Sting: Prisms, 6: Desert Rose (Dance) (04:42)
13. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Krouse: Music in Four Sharps (On Dowland’s ‘Frog Galliard’) (13:33)
14. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Brouwer: From “Beatlerianas”: Eleanor Rigby (04:31)
15. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Brouwer: From “Beatlerianas”: She’s Leaving Home (03:40)
16. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Brouwer: From “Beatlerianas”: Penny Lane (03:00)
17. William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet – Brouwer: From “Beatlerianas”: Yesterday (02:57)