Tuesday, July 2, 2019

TheViolinChannel.com: Eleanor Alberga’s String Quartet No. 1 [Premiere Recording]

Eleanor Alberga
String Quartets 1, 2 & 3
Ensemble Arcadiana
Navona Records

The Violin Channel

NEW MUSIC TUESDAY | Composer Eleanor Alberga’s String Quartet No. 1 [PREMIERE RECORDING]

July 2, 2019

The Ensemble Arcadiana performing the world premiere recording of Jamaican composer Eleanor Alberga‘s String Quartet No. 1.

“My three quartets were written within a few years of each other – between 1993 and 2001 … ” Eleanor has told The Violin Channel.

“I owe a great deal to my late dear friend David Angel (1955- 2017), long serving 2nd violinist in the Maggini Quartet, for instigating the commissioning of both the 1st and 3rd quartets … the 2nd was commissioned by the Smith Quartet – a group dedicated to the performance of contemporary music,” she has said.

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