℗ 2018 Reference Recordings
| Released | September 21, 2018 |
| Duration | 56m 33s |
| Record Label | Reference Recordings |
| Catalogue No. | RR-143 |
| Genre | Classical (Contemporary Era) |
A QSF Journey
Quartet San Francisco
Available in 176.4 kHz / 24-bit, 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Tango Eight
Jeremy Cohen; Quartet San Francisco |
2:21 | |||
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1.2
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Fiesta!
Helmut Lipsky; Quartet San Francisco |
4:05 | |||
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1.3
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Tango Carnevale
Jeremy Cohen; Quartet San Francisco |
5:07 | |||
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1.4
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Francini
Jeremy Cohen; Quartet San Francisco |
3:45 | |||
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1.5
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Rhapsody in Bluegrass (After G. Gershwin & E.T. Rouse)
Jeremy Cohen; Quartet San Francisco |
5:19 | |||
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1.6
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La Heroína
Jeremy Cohen; Quartet San Francisco |
5:30 | |||
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1.7
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How Sweet the Sound
Jeremy Cohen; Quartet San Francisco |
3:24 | |||
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1.8
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Federico II
Giovanni Sollima; Quartet San Francisco |
9:45 | |||
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1.9
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Al Colón
Jeremy Cohen; Quartet San Francisco |
5:15 | |||
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1.10
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Jasmine Flower / Beautiful Scenery of Wuxi (Arr. J. Cohen for String Quartet)
Traditional; Jeremy Cohen; Quartet San Francisco |
4:23 | |||
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1.11
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Toroi-Bandi (Arr. J. Cohen for String Quartet)
Traditional; Jeremy Cohen; Quartet San Francisco |
4:01 | |||
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1.12
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Jambo (Arr. J. Cohen for String Quartet)
Traditional; Jeremy Cohen; Quartet San Francisco |
3:38 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Founded in 2001 by violinist and composer Jeremy Cohen, Quartet San Francisco expresses itself in its agility and standout virtuosic playing. These crossover specialists excel in multiple styles, from jazz to tango, pop to funk, blues to bluegrass, gypsy swing to big band and beyond. On this new release they invite you to join in their journey into the chamber music of the 21st century.
The twelve tracks on the album include nine written or arranged by Cohen. Seven are world premieres, and another three are world premieres in string quartet form! These outstanding performances have been captured in natural, uncompromising audiophile sound by Reference Recordings’ own award-winning engineering team: Keith O. Johnson and Sean Royce Martin. A QSF Journey was recorded May 2018 at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California.
A QSF Journey is Quartet San Francisco’s first release on the Reference Recordings label. QSF’s last four releases (2013, 2009, 2007 and 2006) garnered three Grammy® nominations for Best Classical Crossover; three for Best Engineered Classical (Leslie Ann Jones and Judy Kirchner); and two for Best Instrumental Composition. In 2004 the group won the Argentine Consulate’s International Tango Competition in New York City.
176.4 kHz / 24-bit, 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Reference Recordings Studio Masters
Track 9 – 176.4 kHz / 24-bit, 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Track 9 – 176.4 kHz / 24-bit, 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.32 -5.89 to -0.42 | -22.99 -25.23 to -21.00 | -20.03 -22.50 to -18.10 | 13 11 to 16 | |
| 1 | Tango Eight | -1.87 | -23.09 | -20.0 | 14 |
| 2 | Fiesta! | -3.60 | -24.90 | -21.7 | 13 |
| 3 | Tango Carnevale | -1.04 | -22.40 | -19.5 | 13 |
| 4 | Francini | -2.96 | -23.13 | -20.1 | 14 |
| 5 | Rhapsody in Bluegrass (After G. Gershwin & E.T. Rouse) | -1.99 | -21.31 | -18.3 | 13 |
| 6 | La Heroína | -0.64 | -21.00 | -18.1 | 13 |
| 7 | How Sweet the Sound | -5.89 | -25.23 | -22.5 | 11 |
| 8 | Federico II | -1.84 | -23.08 | -19.9 | 14 |
| 9 | Al Colón | -0.42 | -23.52 | -20.4 | 16 |
| 10 | Jasmine Flower / Beautiful Scenery of Wuxi (Arr. J. Cohen for String Quartet) | -3.25 | -22.99 | -20.1 | 11 |
| 11 | Toroi-Bandi (Arr. J. Cohen for String Quartet) | -0.92 | -22.15 | -19.5 | 13 |
| 12 | Jambo (Arr. J. Cohen for String Quartet) | -3.37 | -23.11 | -20.2 | 13 |