The recently released Blue Silence with the Acacia Quartet performing the complete works for string quartet by Elena Kats-Chernin is a wonderful blend of classical and jazz sounds. The double CD of short works with great titles like: Drinking Song, Russian Rag, Silver Eucalypt and Moody Tango…
The launch was an entertaining and engaging night with the wonderful composer Lyle Chan being MC. The Sydney Philharmonia Rehearsal Room in Millers Point was filled with an eager audience excited about hearing selections from the CD and helping Acacia Quartet celebrate (and enjoy some Catherine Vale Wines).
Lyle invited members of the audience to spin the ‘Wheel of Elena’ that had the 28 short works that are on the CD.
Elena Kats-Chernin told stories about the background of the work selected on the ‘Wheel of Elena’ and then the Acacia Quartet performed it.
The 28 works are:
- Fast Blue Village 2
- Eliza Aria
- Moody Tango
- Mezmer
- Road to Harvest
- Kwong Song
- Luke’s Painting
- Second Door on the Left
- From Anna Magdalena’s Notebook: Polonaise (1)
- From Anna Magdalena’s Notebook: Musette
- From Anna Magdalena’s Notebook: Aria
- From Anna Magdalena’s Notebook: Menuet (1)
- From Anna Magdalena’s Notebook: Polonaise (2)
- From Anna Magdalena’s Notebook: Menuet (2)
- Russian Rag
- Butterflying
- Pink-Breasted Robin
- Blue Silence
- Blue Rose
- Silver Suite: Burnished Silver
- Silver Suite: Silver Pearls
- Silver Suite: Silver Poetry
- Silver Suite: Silver Eucalypt
- Grotesk
- Drinking Song
- Charleston Noir
- Naive Waltz
- Slicked Back Tango
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