Following the release of his outstanding album String Theory on Orchid Classics, American composer Pierre Jalbert returns with Air in Motion: world-premiere recordings that celebrate his long relationship with the Escher Quartet, as well as paying tribute to flautist Carol Wincenc during her 50th anniversary season. Jalbert is an "acknowledged chamber-music master" (The New Yorker) and in his String Quartet No. 4, dynamic shapes such as spiral, waveform or labyrinth are the catalysts for each movement. His String Quartet No. 6, 'Canticle', invokes the idea of ritual, with color added by the use of crotales (small, bell-like discs). Air in Motion brings a flute into the ensemble, adding a new dimension suggested by the flow of air through a column of metal. String Theory was praised in BBC Music Magazine: "There's a thrilling freneticism to Jalbert's music and it's a vein which runs through most of these premiere recordings". Jalbert is celebrated for music that "immediately captures one's attention with it's strong gesture and vitality" (American Academy of Arts and Letters) and that is "rhapsodic and skillfully written" (The New York Times).

Tracklist:

String Quartet No. 4: I. Spiral I
String Quartet No. 4: II. Waveform
String Quartet No. 4: III. Labyrinth
String Quartet No. 4: IV. Spiral II
Air In Motion: I. Turning
Air In Motion: II. Canon On 50 Notes
Air In Motion: III. Air
Air In Motion: IV. Pushing The Edge
String Quartet No. 6 "Canticle": I. Eternal, Timeless
String Quartet No. 6 "Canticle": II. Intense, Dramatic
String Quartet No. 6 "Canticle": III. Scherzando
String Quartet No. 6 "Canticle": IV. Ethereal
String Quartet No. 6 "Canticle": V. Driving
String Quartet No. 6 "Canticle": VI. Still
String Quartet No. 6 "Canticle": VII. Soulful, Mysterious

UPC: 5060189562039
Label: Orchid Classics
Release Date: 9.23.22
Format: CD

Jalbert / Escher String Quartet / Wincenc - Air in Motion (CD)