the ground beneath our feet

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Album Artwork by Alex Sopp

1/27/2015  •  13 tracks •  1 hour 20 minutes

STEVE REICH (b. 1936)
1. Duet for Two Violins and Strings 6:03
Guillaume Pirard and Ariana Kim, violins

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060
2. I. Allegro 4:42
3. II. Adagio 4:31
4. III. Allegro 3:21
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Adam Hollander, oboe

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
Concerto in E-Flat Major “Dumbarton Oaks”
5. I. Tempo giusto 4:49
6. II. Allegretto 4:22
7. III. Con moto 6:05

COLIN JACOBSEN & SIAMAK AGHAEI
Concerto for Santur, Violin, and Orchestra
8. Prelude. Invocation of a Bakhshi 3:31
9. Pt. I. Twisting, the Vine is Strengthened 3:56
10. Pt. II. The Circle tends Inwards… 7:12
11. Pt. III. And Outwards… 11:40
Colin Jacobsen, violin
Siamak Aghaei, santur

THE KNIGHTS
12. …the ground beneath our feet 14:51

FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN (1732-1809)
13. Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Hob. I:8 “Le Soir”: IV. La tempesta (Presto) 5:02

 ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

Recorded live at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., 2015’s the ground beneath our feet is a vivid and varied exploration of the concerto grosso, centered around The Knights’ collaborative composition of the same name.

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