Brett Dean: Chamber Works – Doric String Quartet

Epitaphs (für Streichquintett)
1. Only I will know (in memoriam Dorothy Porter): Gently flowing, with intimate intensity
2. Walk a little way with me (in memoriam Lynda Holt): Moderato scorrevole – Still, pensive – …
3. Der Philosoph (in memoriam Jan Diesselhorst): Quasi cadenza, slow and spacious, misterioso – Un poco agitato – …
4. György meeta the Girl Photographer (in memoriam Betty Freeman, hommage à György Ligeti): Fresh, energetic
5. Between the spaces in the sky (in memoriam Richard Hickox): Hushed and fragile – Un poco più agitato – …
Streichquartett Nr. 1 “Eclipse”
1. Slow and spacious, secretive – Wild, with abandon, raw and overtone rich – Emphatic and energetic…
2. Unlikely flight: Presto nervoso – Subito più mosso – Suddenly slower, more relaxed – Subito Tempo 1…
3. Epilogue: Slow and spacious – Flowing, un poco più mosso
Streichquartett Nr. 2 “And once I played Ophelia” (für Sopran und Streichquartett)
1. Fast, breathless
2. Hushed, distant – Flowing – Serene, intimate – Broad, exalted
3. Fast, agitated – Suddenly slow, vacant
4. Extremely still – Sparse, distant
5. Slow, austere

Doric String Quartet