Luminitza

by Balanescu Quartet

Luminitza cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Mute
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 50:51
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Alexander B膬l膬nescu leads his esteemed string quartet through an album predominantly composed of his own original works, marking a departure from their previous interpretative focus. 'Luminitza' heavily incorporates Romanian folk influences into its complex, modern classical chamber music structures.

Genres

Descriptors: strings, chamber, ensemble, rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. East (4:00)
  2. Chain (0:54)
  3. Democracy (5:12)
  4. Still With Me (8:07)
  5. Link (1:40)
  6. Revolution (2:42)
  7. Link Again (2:21)
  8. Luminitza (16:09)
  9. Mother (9:41)

Credits

  • The Balanescu Quartet - primary artist, performer
  • Nick Cooper - cello
  • Paul Kendall - drum programming [percussion sequencing]
  • Alex Marcou - edited by
  • Andrew Parker - viola
  • Alexander Balanescu - violin, vocals, written-by

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