℗ 2021 Orchid Classics
| Released | September 17, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 01m 22s |
| Record Label | Orchid Classics |
| Catalogue No. | ORC100172 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
The Four Quarters
The Solem Quartet, Amy Tress, William Newell, Stephen Upshaw, Stephanie Tress, William Marsey
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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The Four Quarters
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1.1
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I. Nightfalls
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
6:22 | |||
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5 Elizabethan Songs
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1.2
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No. 5, Sleep (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet)
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
3:53 | |||
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Warblework
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1.3
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III. Hermit Thrush
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
4:21 | |||
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1.4
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Ca' the Yowes (Arr. S. Tress for String Quartet)
Stephanie Tress; The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw |
2:20 | |||
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The Four Quarters
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1.5
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II. Serenade, Morning Dew
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
3:18 | |||
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1.6
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Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z. 332 (Arr. Amy Tress for String Quartet)
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
3:26 | |||
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1.7
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Be Nice to See You
William Marsey; The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
7:46 | |||
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Warblework
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1.8
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IV. Veery
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
4:53 | |||
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The Four Quarters
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1.9
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III. Days
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
3:49 | |||
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1.10
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Summer Moon (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet)
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
3:11 | |||
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1.11
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Evening in Transylvania, Sz. 39 No. 5 (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet)
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
2:59 | |||
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1.12
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Child Falling Asleep, Op. 15 No. 12 (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet)
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
2:09 | |||
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Tuoretu
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1.13
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IV. Easqelä (Suspended, Spacious, in a Dusky Half Light)
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
4:32 | |||
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The Four Quarters
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1.14
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IV. The Twenty-Fifth Hour
The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; William Newell; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
4:00 | |||
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1.15
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And Dream of Sheep (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet)
William Newell; The Solem Quartet; Amy Tress; Stephen Upshaw; Stephanie Tress |
4:23 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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The Solem Quartet has established itself as one of the most innovative, adventurous ensembles of its kind, a reputation cemented by this album, in which movements from The Four Quarters by Thomas Adès are interspersed with pieces by composers from Florence Price to Kate Bush, several of them arranged by the ensemble. In The Four Quarters, Adès charts the course of a day, with the Solem Quartet building a program around this structure so that the whole album becomes a chronological journey. Ivor Gurney and Henry Purcell add to the theme with Sleep and Now does the glorious day appear, while Bartók transports us to An Evening in the Village and Robert Schumann soothes with a Child Falling Asleep. There is folk music in the form of Ca’ the Yowes, to words by Robert Burns, and contemporary works by Cassandra Miller, William Marsey and Aaron Parker. The program is completed by Florence Price’s soulful Summer Moon, and an arrangement of Kate Bush’s And Dream of Sheep.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Orchid Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.65 -10.14 to -0.11 | -27.91 -32.65 to -22.54 | -23.61 -29.60 to -16.90 | 14 12 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. Nightfalls | -1.24 | -28.05 | -22.6 | 15 |
| 2 | No. 5, Sleep (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet) | -2.18 | -27.36 | -23.2 | 16 |
| 3 | III. Hermit Thrush | -3.45 | -28.70 | -23.1 | 14 |
| 4 | Ca' the Yowes (Arr. S. Tress for String Quartet) | -4.97 | -27.37 | -23.3 | 13 |
| 5 | II. Serenade, Morning Dew | -1.84 | -25.09 | -21.3 | 17 |
| 6 | Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z. 332 (Arr. Amy Tress for String Quartet) | -5.97 | -25.75 | -22.2 | 12 |
| 7 | Be Nice to See You | -5.11 | -30.74 | -26.0 | 16 |
| 8 | IV. Veery | -10.12 | -32.58 | -28.7 | 14 |
| 9 | III. Days | -0.11 | -22.54 | -16.9 | 13 |
| 10 | Summer Moon (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet) | -3.31 | -24.38 | -20.5 | 12 |
| 11 | Evening in Transylvania, Sz. 39 No. 5 (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet) | -4.62 | -30.77 | -26.3 | 13 |
| 12 | Child Falling Asleep, Op. 15 No. 12 (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet) | -10.14 | -30.16 | -27.1 | 12 |
| 13 | IV. Easqelä (Suspended, Spacious, in a Dusky Half Light) | -9.76 | -32.65 | -29.6 | 15 |
| 14 | IV. The Twenty-Fifth Hour | -2.11 | -24.39 | -19.7 | 13 |
| 15 | And Dream of Sheep (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet) | -4.75 | -28.07 | -23.7 | 13 |