Escher Quartet/Wincenc - Pierre Jalbert: Air in Motion

Following the release of his outstanding album String Theory on Orchid Classics, American composer Pierre Jalbert returns with Air in Motion: world-premiere recordings that celebrate his long relationship with the Escher Quartet, as well as paying tribute to flautist Carol Wincenc during her 50th anniversary season. Jalbert is an �acknowledged chamber-music master� (The New Yorker) and in his String Quartet No. 4, dynamic shapes such as spiral, waveform or labyrinth are the catalysts for each movement. His String Quartet No. 6, �Canticle�, invokes the idea of ritual, with colour added by the use of crotales (small, bell-like discs). Air in Motion brings a flute into the ensemble, adding a new dimension suggested by the flow of air through a column of metal. String Theory was praised in BBC Music Magazine: �There�s a thrilling freneticism to Jalbert�s music and it�s a vein which runs through most of these premiere recordings�. Jalbert is celebrated for music that �immediately captures one�s attention with its strong gesture and vitality� (American Academy of Arts and Letters) and that is �rhapsodic and skilfully written� (The New York Times).