Catalogue

Summary:

The legacy of the Cypress String Quartet, which celebrated its 20th anniversary and valedictory season in 2016, is sealed by the ensemble’s final recording – the two String Sextets by Johannes Brahms in which they are joined by long-time collaborators, violist Barry Shiffman and cellist Zuill Bailey. True to form, the Cypress String Quartet applied innovation to its last recording: live in front of a studio audience at Skywalker Sound Studio and recorded in both high-resolution and analogue formats.

Tracklist:

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)                                            
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
I. Allegro ma non troppo (14.16)
II. Andante ma moderato (9.32)
III. Scherzo: Allegro molto (3.14)
IV. Rondo: Poco Allegretto e grazioso (10.00)

String Sextet No. 2, Op. 36
I. Allegro non troppo (14.28)
II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo (7.28)
III. Poco Adagio (8.56)
IV. Poco Allegro (8.42)

Total time: 76.50

Cypress String Quartet
Cecily Ward, violin
Tom Stone, violin
Ethan Filner, viola
Jennifer Kloetzel, cello

Produced by:  Cecily Ward & Mark Willsher
Recorded by:  Leslie Ann Jones & Mark Willsher
Assistant Engineer:  Dann Thompson
Recorded in front of a live studio audience April 26-30, 2016 on the Scoring Stage at Skywalker Sound, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, Marin County, CA
Live mix recorded simultaneously to Pro-Tools at 192kHz using a Pacific Microsonics Model Two, and an Ampex ATR 100 1” 2 Track machine with custom electronics by Tim De Paravacini
Analog recording by The Tape Project
Tape Operators: Michael Romanowski and Dan Schmalle
Executive Tape Operator: Paul Stubblebine