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Chou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman
Clouds — String Quartets 1 & 2; Twilight Colors

Album US 2011 on Mode label
Classical (Contemporary)

First recordings ℗ © 2011 mode records. Made & Printed in USA Recordings: Clouds: The Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC on 22 September 2010. Streams: The Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC on 2 June 2004. Twilight Colors: Fraser Performance Studio, Boston, MA on 17 September 2008 for broadcast on Cathy Fuller's program. Recording © and courtesy of WGBH. Published by C.F. Peters Corporation This recording funded in part through a grant from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.

     
Musicians
PortraitChou Wen-chung , *1923 CN
composed by, cover, photo, album by
PortraitBrentano String Quartet , US
performer, ensemble, album by
PortraitThe Boston Musica Viva , US
performer, ensemble, album by
PortraitRichard Pittman perc, US
conductor, boston musica viva, album by
PortraitBrian Brandt ,
art direction, executive-producer, mixed by, clouds, producer, clouds
Jan Muller-Szeraws
cello, boston musica viva
PortraitNina Lee vc, US
cello, brentano string quartet
William Kirkley
clarinet, boston musica viva
PortraitMichael Hynes ,
edited by, clouds, mixed by, clouds, producer, clouds
PortraitAnn Bobo , US
flute, boston musica viva
Greg Tobler
mixed by, clouds, recorded by, clouds
PortraitNancy Dimock ,
oboe, english horn, boston musica viva
PortraitAlan McLellan ,
producer, twilight colors
PortraitPaul Zinman ep, US
producer, engineer, edited by, streams
Peter Sulski
viola, boston musica viva
PortraitMisha Amory vl, US
viola, brentano string quartet
PortraitBayla Keyes vn, US
violin, boston musica viva
PortraitMark Steinberg vn, US
violin, brentano string quartet
PortraitSerena Canin vn, US
violin, brentano string quartet
PortraitChou Wen-chung – The Boston Musica Viva ,
performer on track
Producers
Yayoi Uno Everett liner notes
Steve Puntolillo mastered by
Yi-an Chou photography by, tray card photo of composer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1String Quartet No. 1 "Clouds" (1996)Chou Wen-chung
2__ I. Andante Con MotoChou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman14:52
3__ II. LeggierezzaChou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman2:26
4__ III. Larghetto NostalgicoChou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman6:07
5__ IV. Presto Con FuocoChou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman0:33
6__ V. Andante Con MotoChou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman7:35
7Twilight Colors (2007)Chou Wen-chung – The Boston Musica Viva
8__ I. A. Thread Of Light (Contrapunctus Variabilis V)Chou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman6:12
9__ II. Colors Of Dawn (Contrapunctus Variabilis VI)Chou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman1:46
10__ III. In The Mist (Contrapunctus Variabilis VII)Chou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman3:32
11__ IV. Mountain Peaks Rising (Contrapunctus Variabilis VIII)Chou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman4:57
12__ V. Coda: Their Silhouettes Neither Parallel Nor Contrary (Contrapunctus Variabilis IX)Chou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman1:17
13String Quartet No. 2 "Streams" (2003)Chou Wen-chung
14__ I. Introduction And Fugue (Contrapunctus Variabilis 1)Chou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman5:29
15__ II. Zhaohun (Contrapunctus Variabilis II)Chou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman4:13
16__ III. Canonic Perpetual Motion (Contrapunctus Variabilis III)Chou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman1:42
17__ IV. Episodes And Coda (Contrapunctus Variabilis IV)Chou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman6:59
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