Published Feb 02, 2021
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Montréal-based string quartet Quatuor Bozzini have been a mainstay in the Canadian classical music scene for over two decades. Favouring the avant-garde end of the musical spectrum, the quartet has been unafraid of suffusing playful and inventive interpretations throughout a repertoire dedicated to experimentation. Off the heels of 2020 s buoyant
Ana Sokolović: Short Stories, Quatuor Bozzini pare things down with
Alvin Lucier: Navigations, an ode to the quartet s relationship with the titular American composer and his material.
This collection of five tracks recorded in concert is timely, as Alvin Lucier s reputation has been crystallizing as of late. A contemporary of minimalist pioneers and a towering figure of experimental and contemporary classical music in his own right, Lucier and his recent work have been celebrated anew by labels like Oren Ambarchi s Black Truffle Records.