Ring Of Fire
Reviews
Wedge
Reviewed 2009-03-27
Reviewed 2009-03-27
A modern string quartet with plenty of flair and action. It's not your usual "classical," it's got more bite than that. Try it as an instrumental break to add eclecticism. The theme here is apparently Pacific Rim composers (mostly).
1- A Phillip-Glass-like pulsing, mid/fast, into some passionate waves of melody later
2- Slowish big drama, stern, plus a big of singing.
3- A bouncing cascade of notes; prominent cello. Brisk pace. Later gets into longer, atmospheric tones, but still dynamic
4- Folky melodic moments; catchy
5- Dynamic, dissonant swoops
6- A quiet Chinese sensibility; gets more dynamic than you'd expect, esp. in the 2nd half
7- Big and rolling, like a more abstract Aaron Copeland. Just 1:22 long.
8- Sullen, dramatic. A lot like a "normal" classical quartet, and quite dark.
9- Light and wispy; improvised.
1- A Phillip-Glass-like pulsing, mid/fast, into some passionate waves of melody later
2- Slowish big drama, stern, plus a big of singing.
3- A bouncing cascade of notes; prominent cello. Brisk pace. Later gets into longer, atmospheric tones, but still dynamic
4- Folky melodic moments; catchy
5- Dynamic, dissonant swoops
6- A quiet Chinese sensibility; gets more dynamic than you'd expect, esp. in the 2nd half
7- Big and rolling, like a more abstract Aaron Copeland. Just 1:22 long.
8- Sullen, dramatic. A lot like a "normal" classical quartet, and quite dark.
9- Light and wispy; improvised.
Recent airplay
Jack Body "Epicycle"
Sunlight Sketches — Oct 24, 2015
Kui Dong "Spring"
keep the community in community radio — Apr 13, 2011
Kui Dong "Spring"
Memory Select — Nov 17, 2009
Jack Body "Epicycle"
Music Casserole — Jun 06, 2009
Kui Dong "Spring"
Memory Select — May 29, 2009
Jack Body "Epicycle"
Loxodromica — May 25, 2009
Charting
2009-04-05 — 2009-06-07
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 7 | 1 |
| May 31 | 2 |
| May 24 | 2 |
| May 17 | 1 |
| May 3 | 1 |
| Apr 19 | 3 |
| Apr 12 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Kui Dong "Spring" | ||
| 2. | Chinary Ung "Spiral X: In Memoriam" | ||
| 3. | Jack Body "Epicycle" | ||
| 4. | Gabriela Lena Frank "Chasqui" | ||
| 5. | Hyo-Shin Na "Song Of The Beggars" | ||
| 6. | Zhou Long "Song Of The Ch'in" | ||
| 7. | John Adams "Toot Nipple" | ||
| 8. | Peter Shulthorpe "Yearning" | ||
| 9. | Del Sol String Quartet "What Remains" |