℗ 2019 Delos
| Released | October 4, 2019 |
| Duration | 55m 24s |
| Record Label | Delos |
| Catalogue No. | DE3576 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Clarinet Quintets for Our Time
David Shifrin, Dover Quartet, Harlem Quartet
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Ducal Suite (After Duke Ellington)
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1.1
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I. Clarinet Lament
David Schiff; David Shifrin; Dover Quartet |
3:35 | |||
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1.2
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II. Air-Conditioned Jungle
David Schiff; David Shifrin; Dover Quartet |
3:32 | |||
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1.3
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III. Heaven
David Schiff; David Shifrin; Dover Quartet |
6:27 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Kinda Dukish/Rockin' in Rhythm
David Schiff; David Shifrin; Dover Quartet |
5:04 | |||
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Thirty Thousand Days
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1.5
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I. Quasi una danza
Chris Rogerson; David Shifrin; Dover Quartet |
4:22 | |||
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1.6
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II. Prestissimo, con sordino
Chris Rogerson; David Shifrin; Dover Quartet |
4:32 | |||
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1.7
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III. Quasi una ciaccona
Chris Rogerson; David Shifrin; Dover Quartet |
8:40 | |||
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Shotgun Houses
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1.8
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I. Shotgun Houses
Valerie Coleman; David Shifrin; Harlem Quartet |
5:34 | |||
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1.9
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II. Grand Avenue
Valerie Coleman; David Shifrin; Harlem Quartet |
6:15 | |||
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1.10
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III. Rome 1960
Valerie Coleman; David Shifrin; Harlem Quartet |
7:23 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Master clarinetist David Shifrin partners with the Dover and Harlem String Quartets in an album that blazes with excitement. The three new quintets showcase the clarinet’s many moods and tones and explore the expressive capabilities of the string quartet as well.
First on the album is "Ducal Suite", featuring arrangements of compositions by Duke Ellington, one of the twentieth-century’s greatest and most influential composers. David Schiff’s arrangements make the most of Shifrin’s virtuosity and deep feeling for this music.
Chris Rogerson’s "Thirty Thousand Days" explores three stages of life, divided into increments of ten thousand days (approximately twenty-seven years). The music constantly changes and evolves throughout the three movements of the piece.
Valerie Coleman’s "Shotgun Houses" is a tribute to Muhammed Ali. The first movement is a portrait of the West Louisville, Kentucky, neighborhood where both she and Ali grew up. The middle movement is a love ballad, and the final movement depicts the boxing match in which Ali won an Olympic gold medal in Rome in 1960.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Delos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.00 -14.91 to -1.02 | -25.81 -33.90 to -23.32 | -21.99 -30.20 to -19.50 | 13 11 to 14 | |
| 1 | I. Clarinet Lament | -3.02 | -24.33 | -21.1 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Air-Conditioned Jungle | -1.12 | -23.82 | -20.2 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Heaven | -4.52 | -28.07 | -24.2 | 13 |
| 4 | IV. Kinda Dukish/Rockin' in Rhythm | -1.85 | -23.32 | -19.9 | 14 |
| 5 | I. Quasi una danza | -5.59 | -28.08 | -23.4 | 14 |
| 6 | II. Prestissimo, con sordino | -1.05 | -24.21 | -19.5 | 14 |
| 7 | III. Quasi una ciaccona | -14.91 | -33.90 | -30.2 | 11 |
| 8 | I. Shotgun Houses | -3.04 | -24.20 | -20.6 | 13 |
| 9 | II. Grand Avenue | -3.92 | -24.45 | -20.9 | 12 |
| 10 | III. Rome 1960 | -1.02 | -23.68 | -19.9 | 14 |