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Beta Quartet
Brittany Trotter, Eftihia Arkoudis, Tatiana Cassetta, and Alyssa Schwartz
©2017 Beta Quartet
The Beta Quartet's debut album is an impressive collection of flute quartet music played with energy, expression, and skill. Including works written since 2004 by Derek Charke, Mike Mower, Mark Fromm, and Anže Rozman, the quartet's CD also presents a classic: Jennifer Higdon's "Steeley Pause" from 1988.
The recording begins with Aqua and Ventus by Slovenian composer Rozman. He favors a texture in which...