Delray String Quartet - Richard Danielpour: String Quartets Nos. 5-7

Each of these three quartets is informed by a particular theme: String Quartet No. 5, subtitled �In Search of La vita nuova�, reflects Richard Danielpour�s relationship with Italy over the decades, conveying a sense of journey and discovery expressed in its ultimately elliptical trajectory. Concerned with the quartet as a metaphor for family, String Quartet No. 6 explores ideas of distance, time and ultimately, leave-taking. String Quartet No. 7, subtitled �Psalms of Solace�, pursues the search for the Divine, successive movements taking intellect, the force of will, and romantic love as their subject before the appearance in the finale of a soprano voice.