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NUC - Compositions by Anna Meredith

Decca Classics
Release Date: April 14, 2023

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Blackfriars live at The state51 Factory
The Ligeti Quartet & Anna Meredith | Qobuz Interview
1 Tuggemo  
2 A Short Tribute To Teenage Fanclub  
3 Honeyed Words  
4 Solstice In  
5 Solstice Out  
6 Chorale  
7 Shill  
8 Haze  
9 Blackfriars  
10 Nautilus  
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‘Nuc’ is an album comprised entirely of compositions from Meredith’s glittering career, and includes pieces re-arranged by Ligeti Quartet viola player Richard Jones (whose previous collaborations include Alex Turner, Jessie Ware and The Waeve), in conjunction with Meredith herself.

Formed in 2010, the London ensemble stand in pointed opposition to the dusty, antiquated image of the classical string quartet. Think not of the faded grandeur of those musicians that made a brave last stand on the sinking deck of the Titanic, but of an urgent, disruptive and restlessly creative juggernaut redefining the sonic and conceptual parameters of what can be achieved with these raw ingredients.
 

  • Ligeti Quartet to present selections from 'Nouvelles Etudes' in Gyorgy Ligeti's 100th ann. celebration / LaScenaMusicale
    Posted At: October 18, 2023 12:00 AM
    The Ligeti Quartet has been at the forefront of modern and contemporary music since its formation in 2010, breaking new ground through innovative programming and championing of today’s most exciting composers and artists. The quartet's most recent album Nuc (2023, Mercury KX) is a celebration of Anna Meredith’s music for string quartet, including arrangements by the quartet’s viola player Richard Jones. “An...
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  • For the Ligeti Quartet to premiere 15 new works celebrating their namesake, is simply superhuman / theartsdesk
    Posted At: June 26, 2023 12:00 AM
    Ligeti Day; Kolesnikov/Tsoy, Aldeburgh Festival review - 14 musicians, 16 premieres and 100 metronomestheartsdesk's David Nice writes….To give the first performance of a dazzling fantasia in the context of a rangy sunny-evening-to-night concert, as pianists Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy did in glorious Blythburgh Church, merits a gold medal in piano-duo enterprise. To premiere 15 new works in a single pr...
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  • Composer Anna Meredith and The Ligeti Quartet's Richard Jones do the qobuz interview
    Posted At: May 8, 2023 12:00 AM
    Formed in 2010, the London ensemble stand in pointed opposition to the dusty, antiquated image of the classical string quartet. Think not of the faded grandeur of those musicians that made a brave last stand on the sinking deck of the Titanic, but of an urgent, disruptive and restlessly creative juggernaut redefining the sonic and conceptual parameters of what can be achieved with these raw ingredients.Name...
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  • Dynamic Meredith and revelatory Ligeti at Sheffield's iconic 'Leadmill' / bachtrack
    Posted At: April 14, 2023 12:00 AM
    ‘Nuc’ is an album comprised entirely of compositions from Meredith’s glittering career, and includes pieces re-arranged by Ligeti Quartet viola player Richard Jones (whose previous collaborations include Alex Turner, Jessie Ware and The Waeve), in conjunction with Meredith herself.Formed in 2010, the London ensemble stand in pointed opposition to the dusty, antiquated image of the classical string quartet. ...
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  • NUC is an album of buzzing, bubbling string quartets by Anna Meredith, performed by the Ligeti Quartet / The Quietus
    Posted At: April 7, 2023 12:00 AM
    ‘Nuc’ is an album comprised entirely of compositions from Meredith’s glittering career, and includes pieces re-arranged by Ligeti Quartet viola player Richard Jones (whose previous collaborations include Alex Turner, Jessie Ware and The Waeve), in conjunction with Meredith herself.Formed in 2010, the London ensemble stand in pointed opposition to the dusty, antiquated image of the classical string quartet. ...
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  • Ligeti Quartet share performance of Anna Meredith's 'Blackfriars' from album of new arrangements / GOD is in the TV
    Posted At: March 30, 2023 12:00 AM
    Ligeti Quartet have shared an enchanting live performance of Anna Meredith’s ‘Blackfriars.' The original is taken from Nuc, a forthcoming album of new arrangements of Anna’s compositions created by viola player Richard Jones in conjunction with Meredith herself, which is out 14th April.The recording was arranged by Ligeti Quartet’s Richard Jones, who says: “I remember hearing ‘Blackfriars’ for the first tim...
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