On the Streets and In the Sky (Works by Jonathan Dove)

Name: On the Streets and In the Sky (Works by Jonathan Dove)
SKU: SIGCD793
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★★★★ Performance ★★★★★ Recording “Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva tackle Between Friends with an unassailable instinct for Dove’s playfulness, glittering sonorities and discursive breadth.” – BBC Music Magazine

The Sacconi Quartet join forces again with celebrated composer Jonathan Dove for the latest instalment of their many fruitful collaborations and journeys. The String Quartet no 2 On the Streets and in the sky was written during the recent pandemic and was commissioned for the Sacconi Quartet to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Between Friends, is a world premiere recording, and a memorial to Graeme Mitchison (1944-2018), a multi-disciplined scientist, intrepid adventurer, cyclist, paraglider, mountaineer and a possessor of two pianos on which he and Dove would play together for over forty years. Who Wrote the Book of Love? Is an extended song cycle written for baritone Philippe Sly who performs the work here. Vanishing Gold is a compact five-minute piece written for the 40th anniversary of the Endellion Quartet, who then retired. Dove’s previous release with the Sacconi Quartet on Signum “In Damascus” was awarded Gramophone Recording of the Month and Presto’s Editors Choice in 2017.

“You couldn’t hope for a finer way in which to discover the chamber world of this important British composer most recognised for his opera and vocal music. Essential listening, whether contemporary is usually your bag or not.” – Gramophone

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Charles Owen – Piano

Katya Apekisheva – Piano

Philippe Sly – Baritone

Sacconi Quartet

Release Date: 21/02/2025

Catalogue Number: SIGCD793

Barcode: 635212079324

“The disc, diverse at first, makes a highly satisfying whole, perhaps linked together by the threads of the Sacconi Quartet’s connection to Jonathan Dove, but that all the performers have links and investment in Dove’s music is conveyed in these fine performances. And listening to Wrote the Book of Love? certainly made me want to hear it live.” – Robert Hugill

[1] On the streets and in the sky: I Driving

[2] On the streets and in the sky: II Lively

[3] On the streets and in the sky: III Very gently moving

[4] Between Friends: Conversation 1: Gently moving – Gradually moving forward – Energetic

[5] Between Friends: Conversation 2: Dancing

[6] Between Friends: Conversation 3: Spacious

[7] Between Friends: Conversation 4: Lively and playful, with mischief

[8] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: I Poet Love (1)

[9] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: II Sappho Love

[10] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: III Greek Love

[11] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: IV Persian Love

[12] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: V Deaf Love

[13] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: VI Gallant Love

[14] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: VII Cold Love

[15] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: VIII Prescient Love

[16] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: IX Misbegotten Love

[17] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: X Puzzled Love

[18] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: XI Poet Love (2)

[19] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: XII Gypsy Love

[20] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: XIII Burning Love

[21] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: XIV Folk Love

[22] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: XV Shrug Love

[23] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: XVI Scientific Love

[24] Who Wrote the Book of Love?: XVII Cythera Love

[25] Vanishing Gold