August 25 is release day! Azica releases Divergent Paths: Schoenberg and Ravel, performed by the Telegraph Quartet, in residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Recorded at St. Stephen’s Church in Belvedere, California, Divergent Paths is the first in a series of recordings titled 20th Century Vantage Points.
Divergent Paths is set for worldwide release, digital and CD on August 25, 2023 via Azica Records. This first volume features two works that (to the best of the quartet’s knowledge) have never been recorded on the same album before: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major and Arnold Schoenberg’s String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7. Through this series, the Telegraph Quartet intends to explore string quartets of the 20th century—an era of music that the group has felt especially called to perform since forming in 2013. The new album’s release will also mark the ensemble’s tenth anniversary together.