Artist: Various Artists
Album: Lawrence Axelrod: 5×4
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 53:12
Total Tracks: 8
Total Size: 905 MB

Tracklist:

1-1. Lawrence Axelrod – An Opening, A Waltz, A Song, An Ending (11:07)
1-2. Lawrence Axelrod – Emeq (12:22)
1-3. Lawrence Axelrod – Chants and Antiphons (11:18)
1-4. Lawrence Axelrod – Punctuated!: I. Asterisk (02:14)
1-5. Lawrence Axelrod – Punctuated!: II. Ellipsis (02:10)
1-6. Lawrence Axelrod – Punctuated!: III. Period (01:17)
1-7. Lawrence Axelrod – Punctuated! (2010): IV. Question Mark (02:38)
1-8. Lawrence Axelrod – Four Large Objects (10:02)

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At times meditative, at times sparklingly abstract, 5X4 is an album of contrasts. Composer Lawrence Axelrod offers a multi-faceted selection of original compositions which push the limits of musical craft – all contained within the quartet setup, but in varying instrumentations.

The range begins with the eternal classic, the string quartet, progresses to a less-orthodox quartet of flute, clarinet, violoncello, and piano, escalates to an otherworldly ensemble of percussion, and finally culminates with a hypnotic double bass quartet. Axelrod’s 5X4 is carefully conceptualized and altogether well-wrought; often contemplative, and always original.