Special offer. Big House
Ruisi Quartet
The Ruisis unify the programme with gorgeous, historically informed playing – delicately shaded and minimally vibrated, yet warm and welcoming. The new commission, Oliver Leith’s Big House,...
Special offer. Big House
Ruisi Quartet
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The Ruisis unify the programme with gorgeous, historically informed playing – delicately shaded and minimally vibrated, yet warm and welcoming. The new commission, Oliver Leith’s Big House,...
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"The Ruisi Quartet makes its recording debut on Pentatone with Big House, bringing together music by Matthew Locke, Joseph Haydn and Oliver Leith. Spanning nearly four centuries, this unique combination of composers explores a harmoniously dissonant relationship between past, present and future."
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- Ruisi Quartet
- Ruisi Quartet
- Ruisi Quartet
- Ruisi Quartet
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April 2023
The Ruisis unify the programme with gorgeous, historically informed playing – delicately shaded and minimally vibrated, yet warm and welcoming. The new commission, Oliver Leith’s Big House, melts the harmonic language of his forebears to uneasy effect.
May 2023
It’s hard to estimate the size of the overlap on the Venn diagram between those eager to encounter an exciting new compositional voice on one hand and some deeply individual Haydn on the other. But it’s fascinating to hear the two shake hands across the divide.
