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Michael Oesterle: Quatuors

by Quatuor Bozzini

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L’amitié et les liens qui unissent Michael Oesterle et le Quatuor Bozzini remontent à près de 25 ans, lors de la toute première commande du quatuor. Soucieux de renouveler constamment son art, Oesterle explore depuis la sonorité du quatuor à cordes à travers un catalogue qui s’étend de 1998 à 2019. Brillamment construite, sa musique est à la fois enjouée, intime, sentimentale et exigeante.

Daydream Mechanics est inspirée du livre Mécanique jongleuse de la poétesse québécoise Nicole Brossard et explore des figures hypnotiques, jouant sur la frontière entre mémoire et perception. String Quartet No. 3 “Alan Turing” est un hommage au scientifique anglais et à son esprit libre dont nous avons irrémédiablement perdu le potentiel créatif. Sérieuses ou ludiques, les pièces colorées et évocatrices de Three Pieces for String Quartet ont comme fil conducteur des animaux en voie d’extinction. Finalement, son plus récent String Quartet No. 4, est une œuvre d’envergure au style calme et étale. Et comme dans toute sa musique, la recherche de l’équilibre des matériaux musicaux qui sont géométriques et expressifs est au premier plan.

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Michael Oesterle’s friendship and connection with the Quatuor Bozzini dates back nearly 25 years to the quartet’s very first commission. Ever since, Oesterle has been exploring the sound of the string quartet through a catalog that spans from 1998 to 2019. Brilliantly constructed, his music is playful, intimate, sentimental, and demanding.

Daydream Mechanics is inspired by the book Mécanique jongleuse by Québec poet Nicole Brossard and explores hypnotic figures, playing on the border between memory and perception. String Quartet No. 3 “Alan Turing” is a tribute to the English scientist and his free spirit whose creative potential we have irretrievably lost. Serious or playful, the colorful and evocative pieces of Three Pieces for String Quartet have as a common thread endangered animals. Finally, his most recent String Quartet No. 4, is a large-scale work with a calm and sprawling style. And as in all his music, the search for balance in the musical materials, which are geometric and expressive, is at the forefront.

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released April 15, 2022

Composer: Michael Oesterle
Performes: Quatuor Bozzini (Clemens Merkel, Alissa Cheung, Stéphanie Bozzini, Isabelle Bozzini)
Cover image: Christine Unger
Graphic design: Marie-Pierre Morin

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With its Collection QB, the Quatuor Bozzini gives life to the diverse aesthetics of our time. The music in this collection forms a continuous line: without imposing an aesthetic stance, these discs follow a deep yet ineffable continuity of purpose. Each disc is a window, an opening into a singular world: the soul of a place, a common artistic language, or the distinct vision of an artist. ... more

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