from McCabe: String Quartets Nos 3, 4 & 5 (CDA67078) 1 Metamorphosis, egg, larvae, pupae. Lento, flessibile [1'49] 21 minutes 9 seconds 14 tracks2 Hatching I [1'52] 3 Hatching II [0'57] 4 Nuptial flight [0'59] 5 The court [1'50] 6 Figure of eight dance. Orientation to sources of nectar and pollen. Allegro leggiero [1'35] 7 Round Dance. Orientation to sources of nectar and pollen. Allegro vivo [2'05] 8 Bee and Flower. Andante [2'38] 9 Wild Nest. Allegro deciso e marcato [1'10] 10 Primitive Hive I (skep) [0'39] 11 Primitive Hive II [0'28] 12 Bee Keeper: Allegro deciso [0'46] 13 Expulsion and killing of an enemy: Allegro nervoso [1'47] 14 Fight between Workers and Drones: Allegro agitato – Lento pesante – Allegro vivace [2'34] ‘A magnificent 60th-birthday offering to a fine composer … music of enormous integrity and genuine staying power from an underrated British master, impeccably realised on this occasion by artists ... |