Composer(s): Berger, Jonathan
Artist(s): Sohn, Livia
Label: Naxos
Series: American Classics
Genre: Chamber Music; Instrumental
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.559342
Barcode: 0636943934227
Release Date: 07/2007

BERGER: Miracles and Mud / Sink or Swim / Doubles / for amos

Jonathan Berger’s music is deeply spiritual and hauntingly evocative. These works for string quartet and solo violin include Eli Eli, an adaptation of a beloved Hebrew melody written in memory of journalist Daniel Pearl; Miracles and Mud, a plea for coexistence; for amos, a reflection on the fragility of life; Sink or Swim, a set of variations on a Scottish love song; Doubles, described as “a quartet of profound depth and beauty”.

Tracklist

Berger, Jonathan
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
1Eli Eli03:02
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
Sohn, Livia (violin)
2I. Molto cantabile03:03
Sohn, Livia (violin)
3II. Risoluto04:49
Sohn, Livia (violin)
4III. Frenetic01:36
Sohn, Livia (violin)
5IV. Lontano02:59
Sohn, Livia (violin)
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
6Miracles and Mud12:44
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
Sohn, Livia (violin)
7I. agressivo00:48
Sohn, Livia (violin)
8II. like a folksong04:31
Sohn, Livia (violin)
9III. brutale00:47
Sohn, Livia (violin)
10IV. presto motorico00:48
Sohn, Livia (violin)
11V. molto espressivo02:47
Sohn, Livia (violin)
12VI. violente00:52
Sohn, Livia (violin)
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
13I. Ethereal02:27
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
14II. As if waking from a stupor, sinister02:37
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
15III. Furioso02:59
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
16IV. Brutale01:15
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
17V. Tenderly05:28
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
18VI. Subito brutale00:47
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)
19VII. Quasi flamenco - exuberant02:55
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Ensemble)

Total Playing Time: 57:14