Jalbert: String Theory

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There’s a thrilling freneticism to Jalbert’s music and it’s a vein which runs through most of these premiere recordings for stringonly ensembles. There are moments of intense introspection, as... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 10th Sep 2021
Catalogue No: ORC100177
Label: Orchid Classics
Length: 61 minutes

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Jalbert: String Theory

Work length16:59

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$5.20

Kinetic

I. Partials

Track length3:34

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II. Timeless

Track length7:05

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$2.60

III. Rhythmus

Track length6:20

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$1.30

Jalbert: Autumn Rhapsody

Work length11:13

$3.00

$3.85

Kinetic

Jalbert: Elegy

Work length6:00

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Kinetic

Jalbert: String Quartet No. 3

Work length15:12

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Maia String Quartet

I. Prelude (H.C.A.)

Track length2:50

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II. Scherzo in 15 Scenes

Track length10:05

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III. Finale

Track length2:17

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Jalbert: In Terra

Work length11:36

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Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Larry Rachleff

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Full of world-premiere recordings, String Theory is an album of works by Pierre Jalbert, an American composer described in The New Yorker as “an acknowledged chamber-music master”. Drawing on influences as diverse as medieval plainchant, the natural world and his French-Canadian heritage, Pierre Jalbert creates music that is “Rhapsodic and skilfully written” (The New York Times). We hear three pieces for string orchestra, all performed by the dynamic Kinetic ensemble. String Theory was inspired by the concept of quantum gravity and uses an array of techniques including harmonics, rapid bowing and vibrating strings; Autumn Rhapsody muses on nature’s colourful autumnal display; and Elegy is a lyrical chorale. In Terra, for full orchestra and performed by the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, reflects on the earth’s developmental processes, slowly evolving or suddenly changing. Jalbert’s String Quartet No. 3 was commissioned by the Maia Quartet, which plays the work on this album; the piece unfolds in a series of evocative scenes.

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November 2021

There’s a thrilling freneticism to Jalbert’s music and it’s a vein which runs through most of these premiere recordings for stringonly ensembles. There are moments of intense introspection, as in Elegy, but it’s the wild and wonderful likes of In Terra which stand out.

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