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专辑名称：Rare Birds
歌手名称：Owls
发行时间：2025-03-14
发行公司：New Amsterdam Records


On Friday March 14, 2025, Owls, the inverted string quartet hailed as a “dream group” by The New York Times, and whose original, visceral, and personal performances defy categorization, announce their debut album, Rare Birds, via New Amsterdam Records. Owls’s all star lineup is comprised of world renowned soloists, as well as current and former members of yMusic, Aizuri Quartet, and Kronos Quartet: Alexi Kenney (violin), Ayane Kozasa (viola), Gabriel Cabezas (cello), and Paul Wiancko (cello). The album was produced by Grammy™-winner William Brittelle.
Drawing on their experiences playing with groups such as the Kronos Quartet, yMusic, and Aizuri Quartet, Owls decided nothing would be off-limits for their ensemble. They built a shared playlist of tracks by their favorite musicians and collaboratively workshopped arrangements in Wiancko’s Red Hook studio. This collective approach to arranging and interpreting their diverse material proved transformative and freeing for Owls. It also cemented their approach to all the decisions they make as a group, as they say in their liner notes: “All four of us must completely love everything we play.”
The six pieces on Rare Birds feature music by an eclectic range of composers, traditions, and eras including: Owls’s own Paul Wiancko; Dan Trueman and Monica Mugan folk duo Trollstilt, Azerbaijani composer Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, 18th Century composer François Couperin; and progenitor of American minimalism Terry Riley. With a selection of works by artists who explore a wide spectrum of sounds, and coming together with two towering compositions reimagined explicitly for the group by Wiancko, Rare Birds is a heartfelt celebration of discovery, collaboration, and joy. 
Rare Birds offers a new take on a seemingly familiar form, inverting the string quartet with two cellos instead of two violins, while incorporating a playful approach to repertoire curation. Existing as something between a live concert, a playlist, and an album of creative premieres, reinterpretations, and William Brittelle’s outside-the-box production, Rare Birds offers music imbued with creative energy in multiple directions. Vibrant double cellos build foundations for violin and viola to soar over, interwoven string parts flow through baroque harmonies, driving rhythms invite the listener to dance, and delicate textures transform into moments of rapturous joy. Owls’s unique instrumentation affords the ensemble the freedom to explore musical possibilities without the constraints of a traditional canon, resulting in an album that is as sonically distinctive as it is heartfelt.
1 When The Night 08:47
2 Ricercar 04:19
3 Rəqs 07:43
4 Les Barricades Mystérieuses 02:59
5 Vox Petra 09:20
6 Good Medicine 12:58
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