A QSF Journey (6 World Premiere Recordings)

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A QSF Journey (6 World Premiere Recordings)

Label Reference Recordings

Artists Quartet San Franciscom, Jeremy Cohen, Joseph Christianson, Chad Kaltinger, Andres Vera, Quartet San Francisco

€29,99 EUR

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Quartet San Francisco’s Eclecticism Embraces The Spirit of Our Time

A QSF Journey is Quartet San Francisco’s first release at NativeDSD Music on the Reference Recordings label. On this new release they invite you to join in their journey into the chamber music of the 21st century. The twelve tracks on the album include nine written or arranged by QSF Violinist and Founder Jeremy Cohen. Six are world premieres, and another three are world premieres in string quartet form! These outstanding performances have been captured in natural, uncompromising audiophile sound by Reference Recordings’ own award-winning engineering team: Keith O. Johnson and Sean Royce Martin. A QSF Journey was recorded May 2018 at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California.

Featured in blog post Notes on Recent Finds, No. 9 – Endless Bounty from NativeDSD by music reviewer Rushton Paul.

Quartet San Francisco Jeremy Cohen - Violin Joseph Christianson - Violin Chad Kaltinger - Viola Andrés Vera - Cello https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oyt6wRnWGc&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Freferencerecordings.com%2F&feature=emb_imp_woyt

Tracklist

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Total time: 56:32

1. Tango Eight (World Premiere Recording)

02:21

2. Fiesta!

04:05

3. Tango Carnevale (World Premiere Recording)

05:06

4. Francini

03:44

5. Rhapsody in Bluegrass (World Premiere Recording)

05:18

6. La Heroina (World Premiere Recording)

05:29

7. How Sweet The Sound (World Premiere Recording)

03:24

8. Federico II

09:44

9. Al Colon (World Premiere Recording)

05:20

10. Jasmine Flower/Beautiful Scenery of Wuxi

04:23

11. Toroi Bandi

04:01

12. Jambo

03:37

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Additional Information

Label

Reference Recordings

SKU

RR143

Qualities

FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, DSD 512, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 176.4 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Quartet San Franciscom, Jeremy Cohen, Joseph Christianson, Chad Kaltinger, Andres Vera, Quartet San Francisco

Composers

Cohen, Lipsky, Gershwin, Rouse, Sollima, Traditional Chinese folk songs, Mongolian folk song, Traditional African folk song

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

PCM 176.4 kHz

Instruments

Cello, String quartet

Release Date

May 12, 2023

Higher Rates Program
Not Available on SACD

Reviews

Positive Feedback

Rushton Paul

In this release we have a very lovely and entertaining recital by the Quartet San Francisco recorded by "Prof" Keith Johnson... The music selected by QSF encompasses a range of styles reflecting their love for the string quartet in all it's many variations. Beginning with Jeremy Cohen's Tango Eight, then Helmut Lispsky's Fiesta!, and continuing with an arrangement of Gershwin's Rhaspsody in Bluegrass, this is a most enjoyable romp. The music is light, tight and fun...

Did I say this album was fun!? Yes, it is. Fun, entertaining, occasionally impish, and nicely diverse—just an overall good time.

Plus, it is beautifully recorded. One of "Prof" Johnson's best efforts, in my opinion. The 24/176.4kHz digital resolution is clean, open, extended and very dynamic. This is the sound of a string quartet captured delightfully well.

Source: positive-feedback.com

A QSF Journey (6 World Premiere Recordings)

A QSF Journey (6 World Premiere Recordings)

€29,99 EUR

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