Feminine Fusion

S09 Ep02: Four by Four, Part 2

by Diane Jones

September 8, 2024

CLOUDS Harp Quartet

“All music is beautiful.” – Billy Strayhorn

Music performed by small ensembles is something to behold.  On this episode, we hear performances quartets, from strings to saxophones and more.

“Four by Four, Part 2”

Esther Swift:  7/8
CLOUDS Harp Quartet
“Up She Rises”
Independent

Emilie Mayer:  String Quartet in G Major
Constanze String Quartet
“Emilie Mayer String Quartets, Vol. 1”
CPO 555 600

Andrzej Karałow:  Particulae lucis
Messages Quartet
“There are some nebulae no eye can dispel”
Chopin University Press

Clarice Assad:  Bluezilian
LA Guitar Quartet
“LAGQ Brazil”
Telarc 80686

Alex Nante:  Altro Castello
Ensemble Rayuela
“Tableaux”
Dux 1635

Esther Swift:  Shoreline
CLOUDS Harp Quartet
EP Single
Independent

Esther Swift:  Malawi Lullaby
CLOUDS Harp Quartet
“Up She Rises”
Independent

Run time:  58:30

Feminine Fusion highlights the roles of women in classical music. Host Diane Jones brings you stories and music of the women who create, perform, and inspire. Produced in the studios at WCNY-FM.