[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 15 April 2016
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A minimalist palette for maximum effect. This recital of music especially written or arranged for duo violinists Angela and Jennifer Chun highlights the personal and professional connections between Philip Glass - represented here as a miniaturist - and Nico Muhly, a longtime colleague and admirer of Glass's work.
Nico Muhly
Four Studies (2014)
Dedicated to Angela & Jennifer Chun
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I. Suspensions
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II. Fast Canons
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III. Slow Canons
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IV. Open Notes
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Honest Music (2003)
Philip Glass
6 Mad Rush (1979) (transcribed for 2 violins by Alexandra du Bois, 2014)
In the Summer House (1993) (transcribed for 2 violins by Alexandra du Bois, 2014)
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I. In the Summer House / II. My One and Only Hope / III. Gertrude's Pradise
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IV. Mr. Solares' Picnic Lunch / V. [-]
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VI. Molly Is a Dreamer / VII. Enter Vivian / VIII. The Beach / Lionel & Molly
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XI. Vivian's Death [conclusion] / XII. Gertrude Leaves Summer House
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XIII. Left Alone
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XIV. The Lobster Bowl / XV. Back to Sad Things /XVI. I Knew You Would Come Back [excerpt] /XI. Vivian's Death [beginning]
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XVII. When I was a Little Girl