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Pentatone, 2024
9/10
The Texas based quartet Miró Quartet are celebrating 30 years together now, and this recent album explores relationships with living composers as well as exploring and documenting the core repertoire of American string quartet music.
“Home” starts the listen with Daniel Ching’s and William Fedkenheuer’s cautious violins interacting with much grace and beauty, and “Quartet No. 1” follows with a sublime mood that tugs on the heartstrings via John Largess’ intricate viola that adds much intimacy.
Halfway through, “Microfictions” blends the stirring strings with adventurousness, too, while “String Quartet In B Minor, Op. 11” showcases Joshua Gindele’s meticulous cello amid the rich strings.
The final track, “Over The Rainbow”, then recruits a very distinct and flowing melody that emits plenty of sophistication and timelessness as Miró Quartet rewrite a classic.
Undoubtedly one of the finest modern string quartets that exists today, every moment here is precise, touching and memorable.
Travels well with: Orion Weiss- Arc III: Brahms, Schubert, Debussy, Dohnányl, Ligeti, Taima; Steven Mackey- Memoir