Enigma by Spektral Quartet

This album is the result of a multi-year alchemy between the singular writing of composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir and the playing of three-time GRAMMY nominees Spektral Quartet. The first string quartet composed by Thorvaldsdottir, Enigma is simultaneously colossal and introspective, moving between heart-wrenching chord progressions and the scrapes and clicks of extended string techniques. A piece of profound emotional magnitude, Enigma provokes considerations of our relationship to the vast cosmos that surrounds us – and the infinite universe within.

Doyle Armbrust

Tracklist

1.	Anna Thorvaldsdottir - ENIGMA: Movement I	11:17

2.	Anna Thorvaldsdottir - ENIGMA: Movement II	7:55

3.	Anna Thorvaldsdottir - ENIGMA: Movement III	9:14

Credits

released August 27, 2021

Producer: Dan Merceruio
Recording, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Daniel Shores
Editing Engineer: Dan Merceruio
Assistant Engineer: Joshua Frey
Photography: Hrafn Asgeirsson (Sleeve, Cover, p. 3), Jocelyn Chuang (Spektral Quartet), Anna Maggy (Anna Portrait), Collin J. Rae (Booklet Background Art)
Liner Notes: Doyle Armbrust
Graphic Design: Joshua Frey
Executive Producer: Collin J. Rae

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