New research in contemporary music performance
Arditti Quartet & Brian Ferneyhough
Four films created by Paul Archbold focussing on Brian Ferneyhough’s 6th String Quartet, rehearsed and performed by the Arditti Quartet.
Released on iTunesU, Tuesday 7 June 2011, free.
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/itunes-u/arditti-quartet/id441504831
1. Brian Ferneyhough 6th String Quartet
a film of the world première by the Arditti Quartet at Donaueschinger Musiktage, October 2010
2. Climbing a mountain: Arditti Quartet rehearse Brian Ferneyhough 6th String Quartet
a documentary following the Arditti Quartet in rehearsal with Brian Ferneyhough
3 Brian Ferneyhough in conversation with Paul Archbold
Brian Ferneyhough discusses his 6th String Quartet
4 Irvine Arditti in conversation with Paul Archbold
Irvine Arditti discusses performing the quartets of Brian Ferneyhough
The films are available as high-resolution (Computer) mp4 files and lower resolution (iPod) mp4 files for download and online streaming.
The films are accompanied by the document
Performing Complexity: a pedagogical resource tracing the Arditti Quartet’s preparations for the première of Brian Ferneyhough Sixth String Quartet (pdf, 72pp)
contents:
an introduction to the rhythmic notation, harmonic language and extended techniques featured in the 6th Quartet
transcripts of the documentary and conversations
extracts from the score to accompany the passages rehearsed in the documentary
Executive Producer Paul Archbold
Sound recorded and produced by David Lefeber
Editor Jane Clegg
Directed and filmed by Colin Still
Funded by:
Kingston University London
Ernst von Siemens Musical Foundation
PALATINE Development Award
Institute of Musical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London
With thanks to:
Brian Ferneyhough
Arditti Quartet: Irvine Arditti, Ashot Sarkissjan, Ralf Ehlers and Lucas Fels
SWR2, Donaueschinger Musiktage, BBC Radio 3, Edition Peters
Brian Ferneyhough’s Sixth String Quartet is published by Edition Peters
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