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Jethro Tull - The String Quartets (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 48:01 minutes | 955 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
The String Quartets is an album by Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson and the Carducci Quartet featuring the classic songs of Jethro Tull, arranged and orchestrated by John O'Hara. Ian plays flute on most of the tracks and even sings a few lines here and there to provide his trademark sounds in the context of classical music traditions. Recorded in the crypt of Worcester Cathedral, UK and in St Kenelm's Church, Sapperton, Gloucestershire, UK, Ian says that this album is "Perfect for lazy, long sunny afternoons, crisp winter nights, weddings and funerals".
The classic Jethro Tull repertoire has been arranged for a classical string quartet. Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson and keyboardist John O'Hara first saw the Carducci Quartet at the London Symphony Orchestra's LSO St Luke's and, mesmerised, Anderson invited them to take part in the recording of Jethro Tull the String Quartets.
Anderson, who is no stranger to working with orchestras, said he and O'Hara had performed many orchestral concerts over the past 15 years. "So, a couple of years ago, I came up with the idea of recording a dedicated string quartet album in a contemporary but 'classical' setting with brief appearances from myself,” he said. "I felt that there were some songs rather special to me which featured the string quartet such as A Christmas Song, Reasons For Waiting and Wond'ring Aloud. These were my first experiences of working with a quartet.”
O'Hara, on his approach to the orchestration, said there was little point in transcribing the band parts and distributing them to the players. "I felt a responsibility to delve deeper and offer a new imagining of each piece. An orchestrator's job is to arrange and compose a new version of an existing work,” he said. "However, I also felt a responsibility to the Jethro Tull listeners who cherish this material and may not welcome a radical rendition of a beloved song. My ambition was to create a thought-provoking album that remains true to Ian's compositions.”
Tracklist:
01 - In the Past (Living in the Past)
02 - Sossity Waiting (Sossity: You're a Woman / Reasons for Waiting)
03 - Bungle (Bungle in the Jungle)
04 - We Used to Bach (We Used to Know / Bach Prelude C Major)
05 - Farm, the Fourway (Farm on the Freeway)
06 - Songs and Horses (Songs from the Wood / Heavy Horses)
07 - Only the Giving (Wond'ring Aloud)
08 - Loco (Locomotive Breath)
09 - Pass the Bottle (A Christmas Song)
10 - Velvet Gold (Velvet Green)
11 - Ring Out These Bells (Ring Out, Solstice Bells)
12 - Aquafugue (Aqualung)
Musicians:
Ian Anderson – flute, vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Matthew Denton – violin
Michelle Fleming – violin
Eoin Schmidt-Martin – viola
Emma Denton – cello
John O'Hara – orchestral arrangements, celesta, piano
Analyzed: Jethro Tull / The String Quartets
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.38 dB -12.50 dB 4:07 01-In the Past (Living in the Past)
DR10 -0.38 dB -13.23 dB 4:45 02-Sossity Waiting (Sossity: You're a Woman / Reasons for Waiting)
DR8 -0.38 dB -10.87 dB 3:49 03-Bungle (Bungle in the Jungle)
DR10 -0.38 dB -14.27 dB 4:54 04-We Used to Bach (We Used to Know / Bach Prelude C Major)
DR10 -0.38 dB -13.22 dB 3:44 05-Farm, the Fourway (Farm on the Freeway)
DR11 -0.38 dB -12.77 dB 3:53 06-Songs and Horses (Songs from the Wood / Heavy Horses)
DR13 -0.38 dB -16.19 dB 1:59 07-Only the Giving (Wond'ring Aloud)
DR12 -0.38 dB -14.47 dB 4:34 08-Loco (Locomotive Breath)
DR12 -0.38 dB -14.31 dB 3:02 09-Pass the Bottle (A Christmas Song)
DR12 -0.38 dB -14.49 dB 4:06 10-Velvet Gold (Velvet Green)
DR10 -0.38 dB -13.20 dB 3:57 11-Ring Out These Bells (Ring Out, Solstice Bells)
DR11 -0.38 dB -13.57 dB 5:11 12-Aquafugue (Aqualung)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2638 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.38 dB -12.50 dB 4:07 01-In the Past (Living in the Past)
DR10 -0.38 dB -13.23 dB 4:45 02-Sossity Waiting (Sossity: You're a Woman / Reasons for Waiting)
DR8 -0.38 dB -10.87 dB 3:49 03-Bungle (Bungle in the Jungle)
DR10 -0.38 dB -14.27 dB 4:54 04-We Used to Bach (We Used to Know / Bach Prelude C Major)
DR10 -0.38 dB -13.22 dB 3:44 05-Farm, the Fourway (Farm on the Freeway)
DR11 -0.38 dB -12.77 dB 3:53 06-Songs and Horses (Songs from the Wood / Heavy Horses)
DR13 -0.38 dB -16.19 dB 1:59 07-Only the Giving (Wond'ring Aloud)
DR12 -0.38 dB -14.47 dB 4:34 08-Loco (Locomotive Breath)
DR12 -0.38 dB -14.31 dB 3:02 09-Pass the Bottle (A Christmas Song)
DR12 -0.38 dB -14.49 dB 4:06 10-Velvet Gold (Velvet Green)
DR10 -0.38 dB -13.20 dB 3:57 11-Ring Out These Bells (Ring Out, Solstice Bells)
DR11 -0.38 dB -13.57 dB 5:11 12-Aquafugue (Aqualung)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2638 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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