Christian Mason receives fantastic reviews for the world premiere of his Arditti Quartet commission

Photo credit: Manu Theobald

Composer Christian Mason’s most recent work, This present moment used to be the unimaginable future…, received its world premiere at the Philharmonie de Paris on 14 January. Commissioned and performed by the esteemed Arditti String Quartet, the new work received excellent reviews:

“Plus mélodique et plus lumineuse, l’œuvre de Christian Mason, This present moment used to be the unimaginable future… est le sommet expressif de la soirée.”

[More melodic and more luminous, the work of Christian Mason, This present moment used to be the unimaginable future… is the expressive summit of the evening.]

Bachtrack

“Entre énergie du son, ressassement et métamorphoses de l’image spectrale, l’écoute est toujours sollicitée et les textures micro-tonales remarquablement détaillées par les interprètes.”

[Between the energy of sound, rehashing and metamorphoses of the spectral image, the listener is always engaged and the micro-tonal textures remarkably detailed by the performers.] 

ResMusica

This present moment used to be the unimaginable future… will be performed again by the Arditti Quartet at the following venues:

Kölner Philharmonie - 23rd February 2020 (20:00)

Southbank Centre - February 2021