https://ligetiquartet.bandcamp.com/album/songbooks-vol-1

Songbooks, Vol. One is the debut album from Ligeti Quartet, one of the UK's leading and innovative ensembles. The record is the result of a longstanding collaboration between Ligeti Quartet and renowned British composer Christian Mason. The first of two volumes, the record is inspired by traditional forms of overtone (or throat-singing) from around the world, taking inspiration from the Tuvan vocal tradition of Khöömii and the practice of the Tenores in Sardinia. The album also features a complementary piece written by Canadian composer and throat singer Tanya Tagaq, winner of the Polaris Prize for best Canadian album in 2014, for Animism.

Ligeti Quartet has established a reputation as one of the UK's leading ensembles, breaking new ground through innovative programming, supporting emerging composers and taking new music to diverse audiences. 2020 marks 10 years since their formation.

British composer Christian Mason is enjoying a prolific career with an array of prestigious commissions. Winner of the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Composer Prize in 2015, recent premieres have included works for Ensemble Recherche (documented on his upcoming CD with the group, Zwischen den Sternen, released on Winter & Winter in October 2020), Arditti Quartet, Vienna Philharmonic and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.


“In a world crowded with excellent young string quartets, the Ligeti Quartet have more than superlative technique: they have a distinctive identity as promoters of late-20th century and new writing. They are currently collaborating with leading young British composers Christian Mason, Anna Meredith and Kate Whitley, and wherever composers want to take the string quartet in the 21st century, I am sure the Ligeti Quartet will be there with them.”
Caroline Potter — I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

“Christian Mason’s Songbook was a brilliant recreation of the impassioned close-h.......
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