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Dream House Quartet

Eclipse

Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: April 14, 2023

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HAVEN - Paris 2019
1 David Chalmin: Eclipse (6:03)  
2 Meredith Monk: Ellis Island (3:02)  
3 Bryce Dessner: Haven (8:02)  
4 David Chalmin: Distant Places – Pt. I (4:27)  
5 David Chalmin: Distant Places – Pt. II (6:22)  
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Formed in 2018, Dream House Quartet fuses decades of musical mastery of classical and contemporary forms, featuring world renowned piano duo Katia and Marielle Labèque, Grammy Award-winning guitarist, composer, and founding member of rock band The National Bryce Dessner, and composer, musician, and producer David Chalmin,performing radical new commissions from visionary composers and pivotal contemporary works of the last half century.

Dream House Quartet will tour across North America from April 23 to May 5, performing a program that includes the North American premiere of Thom Yorke’s first classical composition Don’t Fear the Light, world premieres by Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin, and works by Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Steve Reich, and more.

  • All-Star 'Dream House Quartet' makes the most of pianos and electric guitars / SFCV
    Posted At: May 7, 2023
    SFCV's Tamzin Elliott writes…….Together, sisters Katia and Marielle Làbeque, commanding two pianos, and composers Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin, rocking out on electric guitars, are Dream House Quartet. The ensemble has a symmetry befitting its minimalist repertoire, echoing the mirrored ensembles of composer Steve Reich, and a combined timbre that is surprisingly seamless. The group’s concert at Royce Ha...

  • Dream House Quartet makes North American debut at NYC's Town Hall / BrooklynVegan
    Posted At: April 27, 2023
    Formed in 2018, Dream House Quartet fuses decades of musical mastery of classical and contemporary forms, featuring luminaries Katia and Marielle Labèque on dueling pianos along with acclaimed composer-guitarists Bryce Dessner (The National) and David Chalmin (innocence, la terre invisible) performing radical new commissions from visionary composers and pivotal contemporary works of the last half century. T...

  • Dream House Quartet@Bass Concert Hall makes The Austin Chronicle - Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
    Posted At: April 20, 2023
    The Austin Chronicle's Michael Toland writes….. Led by veteran French pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque, and featuring guitarists David Chalmin and the National's Bryce Dessner, the Dream House Quartet grew out of the sisters' ambitious 2013 album Minimalist Dream House. As with that record, the DHQ highlights minimalist composers like Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, and Aphex Twin, alongside new works by Ch...

  • The Dream House Quartet are San Diego-bound / San Diego Union-Tribune
    Posted At: April 16, 2023
    San Diego Union-Tribune's BETH WOOD writes….The celebrated French piano duo Katia and Marielle Labèque may not be famous in the U.S., but some of their biggest fans are. Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and The National’s Bryce Dessner have both composed for and performed with the sisters.In fact, Dessner is part of the Labèques’ current touring project, Dream House Quartet. He and French producer/composer David Chal...

  • Dream House Quartet announce North American tour / BrooklynVegan
    Posted At: April 6, 2023
    BrooklynVegan's Amy Geiger writes….Dream House Quartet have announced a North American tour. The collaborative project of The National's Bryce Dessner, pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque, and composer/musician/producer David Chalmin will play works by Meredith Monk, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Thom Yorke, and Bryce and David themselves at shows in late April and early May. The tou...

  • Bryce Dessner talks about music, the 'Dream House Quartet' and their North American tour / ludwigvan Toronto
    Posted At: April 5, 2023
    ludwig van Toronto's Anya Wassenberg writes…..Classical contemporary supergroup The Dream House Quartet will be performing in Toronto at the Meridian Arts Centre on May 3 as part of their North American tour. The quartet comprises pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque, guitarist and composer Bryce Dessner, (best known as founding member of The National), and composer, musician, and producer David Chalmin.With...
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