℗ 2021 First Hand Records
| Released | September 17, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 10m 25s |
| Record Label | First Hand Records |
| Catalogue No. | FHR116 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Dave Flynn: Irish Minimalism
ConTempo Quartet, Bogdan Sofei, Ingrid Nicola, Andreea Banciu, Adrian Mantu, Mick O'Brien, IMO Quartet, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Niamh Varian-Barry, Ciara Ní Bhriain, Cormac Ó Broin, Breanndán Begley
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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String Quartet No. 2 "The Cranning"
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1.1
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I. Slip
Dave Flynn; ConTempo Quartet; Bogdan Sofei; Ingrid Nicola; Andreea Banciu; Adrian Mantu |
5:38 | |||
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1.2
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II. Slide
Dave Flynn; ConTempo Quartet; Bogdan Sofei; Ingrid Nicola; Andreea Banciu; Adrian Mantu |
1:31 | |||
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1.3
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III. The Bamako Highland
Dave Flynn; ConTempo Quartet; Bogdan Sofei; Ingrid Nicola; Andreea Banciu; Adrian Mantu |
1:38 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Cran
Dave Flynn; ConTempo Quartet; Bogdan Sofei; Ingrid Nicola; Andreea Banciu; Adrian Mantu |
4:28 | |||
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Quintet No. 1 "The Cutting"
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1.5
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I. Cutting and Rolling
Dave Flynn; Mick O'Brien; IMO Quartet; Aoife Ní Bhriain; Niamh Varian-Barry; Ciara Ní Bhriain; Cormac Ó Broin |
3:26 | |||
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1.6
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II. Churning and Sliding
Dave Flynn; Mick O'Brien; IMO Quartet; Aoife Ní Bhriain; Niamh Varian-Barry; Ciara Ní Bhriain; Cormac Ó Broin |
7:47 | |||
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1.7
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III. Lilting and Relling
Dave Flynn; Mick O'Brien; IMO Quartet; Aoife Ní Bhriain; Niamh Varian-Barry; Ciara Ní Bhriain; Cormac Ó Broin |
4:02 | |||
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String Quartet No. 3 "The Keening"
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1.8
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I. Murmuring
Dave Flynn; ConTempo Quartet; Bogdan Sofei; Ingrid Nicola; Andreea Banciu; Adrian Mantu |
7:20 | |||
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1.9
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II. Dirge
Dave Flynn; ConTempo Quartet; Bogdan Sofei; Ingrid Nicola; Andreea Banciu; Adrian Mantu |
7:20 | |||
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1.10
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III. Cry
Dave Flynn; ConTempo Quartet; Bogdan Sofei; Ingrid Nicola; Andreea Banciu; Adrian Mantu |
4:29 | |||
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Stories from the Old World
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1.11
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I. The Poet and the Spirit
Dave Flynn; Breanndán Begley; Mick O'Brien; IMO Quartet; Aoife Ní Bhriain; Niamh Varian-Barry; Ciara Ní Bhriain; Cormac Ó Broin |
5:57 | |||
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1.12
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II. If It Was With a Fart I Won Her
Dave Flynn; Breanndán Begley; Mick O'Brien; IMO Quartet; Aoife Ní Bhriain; Niamh Varian-Barry; Ciara Ní Bhriain; Cormac Ó Broin |
4:09 | |||
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1.13
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III. The Piper and the Woman of the Tavern
Dave Flynn; Breanndán Begley; Mick O'Brien; IMO Quartet; Aoife Ní Bhriain; Niamh Varian-Barry; Ciara Ní Bhriain; Cormac Ó Broin |
4:45 | |||
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1.14
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IV. The Old Hags
Dave Flynn; Breanndán Begley; Mick O'Brien; IMO Quartet; Aoife Ní Bhriain; Niamh Varian-Barry; Ciara Ní Bhriain; Cormac Ó Broin |
7:55 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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With the title Irish Minimalism, composer Dave Flynn has laid down a marker. Minimalism is associated with America, and specifically with composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass (both of whom have spent a good portion of their careers disavowing the term). But the hallmarks of the style – repetition; gradual, incremental changes that accrue over time; steady rhythms, often drawn from popular or traditional music; and a restrained sense of harmonic movement – are all compatible with Irish traditional music. And after years spent as both a composer and performer working in the dual worlds of contemporary classical music and traditional song, Flynn has fashioned a personal musical language by recognizing that the differences between those two styles are not nearly as great, and certainly not as useful, as the similarities.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – First Hand Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.44 -13.12 to -0.74 | -25.63 -30.75 to -22.42 | -21.99 -27.90 to -16.90 | 13 10 to 18 | |
| 1 | I. Slip | -0.89 | -22.64 | -19.2 | 15 |
| 2 | II. Slide | -13.12 | -30.75 | -27.9 | 10 |
| 3 | III. The Bamako Highland | -2.73 | -22.42 | -19.5 | 12 |
| 4 | IV. Cran | -4.44 | -24.10 | -21.0 | 13 |
| 5 | I. Cutting and Rolling | -3.11 | -23.85 | -20.3 | 12 |
| 6 | II. Churning and Sliding | -5.45 | -26.43 | -22.9 | 12 |
| 7 | III. Lilting and Relling | -5.14 | -24.57 | -21.0 | 11 |
| 8 | I. Murmuring | -6.01 | -29.76 | -25.8 | 15 |
| 9 | II. Dirge | -6.90 | -27.34 | -23.6 | 12 |
| 10 | III. Cry | -0.74 | -22.98 | -16.9 | 13 |
| 11 | I. The Poet and the Spirit | -3.75 | -25.90 | -21.9 | 15 |
| 12 | II. If It Was With a Fart I Won Her | -1.91 | -25.45 | -22.3 | 18 |
| 13 | III. The Piper and the Woman of the Tavern | -4.47 | -26.61 | -22.9 | 15 |
| 14 | IV. The Old Hags | -3.46 | -26.02 | -22.7 | 15 |