The sixth QB Collection, "Arbor Vitae", pays homage to the Canadian-American composer James Tenney with performances of the complete quartets and quintets.
Format: 2 CDs Condition: New Released: 2008 Country: Canada Packaging: Cardstock 3 page foldover Recorded on March 21st-29th, 2008 in hr-Sendesaal, Hessischer Rundfunk in Frankfurt, DE by Chritoph Claben.
1. James Tenney (1934-2006) : Arbor Vitae (2006) 13:18
2. James Tenney (1934-2006) : Saxony (1978-84) 24:07
3. James Tenney (1934-2006) : Stochastic String Quartet (1963) 2:53
4. James Tenney (1934-2006) : String Quartet in One Movement (1955) 3:40
5. James Tenney (1934-2006) : Koan for String Quartet (1984) 18:38
Disc 2:
1. Cognate Canons 25:12
2. Diaphonic Study 18:35
3. Quintext I-V: Five Textures: Recent Thoughts for Morton Feldman 9:47
4. Quintext I-V: Five Textures: Clouds for Iannis Xenakis 2:36
5. Quintext I-V: Five Textures: A Choir of Angels for Carl Ruggles 3:57
6. Quintext I-V: Five Textures: Parabolas and Hyperbolas for Edgard Varese 5:00
7. Quintext I-V: Five Textures: Spectra for Harry Partch 9:14
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"The sixth volume of the collection, Arbor Vitae, pays homage to the Canadian-American composer James Tenney with performances of the complete quartets and quintets. These works were composed over a period of more than 50 years, from the first string quartet, written at 21, to the last, posthumous quartet. Through various acoustic and musical phenomena, Tenney creates broad, open musical spaces, making music that is both rigorous and sensual. We feel privileged and honoured to be associated with these works by one of the most important North American composers of the 20th century."-Dame