tracks

…from a thatched hut: I. The Unnamable
…from a thatched hut: II. Gazing at the moon while drunk
…from a thatched hut: III. Straw Dogs
…from a thatched hut: IV. Scratch head, appeal to Heaven
…from a thatched hut: V. Journey of an Immortal
…from a thatched hut: VI. Gazing at the moon while drunk…again
…from a thatched hut: VII. Scratch head, appeal to Heaven…again
Windmill

notes

The album "Windmill" presents two of Australian composer Whittington’s hauntingly beautiful and elegant string quartets: his celebrated single-movement "Windmill," which draws sonic references to the small metal windmills commonly found in rural areas of Australia (“pump[ing] up life-giving water in the often desolate landscape,” the composer notes), as well as his seven-movement quartet, "…from a thatched hut," which embraces, sometimes obliquely, the composer’s deep interest in Chinese poetry and his frequent travels in China. He comments that the piece “draws upon a particular strand of Chinese culture: the Chinese scholar who withdraws…from society.” Both works are performed by Australia’s acclaimed Zephyr Quartet, which recorded Whittington’s earlier Cold Blue release, "Music for Airport Furniture" (CB0038).

credits

Composed By, Producer – Stephen Whittington (tracks: all)
Ensemble – Zephyr Quartet (tracks: all)
Executive Producer, Design – Jim Fox (4) (tracks: all)
Mastered By – Scott Fraser (tracks: all)
Photography By – Andy Futreal
Recorded By – Peter Dowdall

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