New Release: Ngwenyama ‘Flow’

We are delighted to announce the release of our newest recording on Hyperion, which features Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s epic and sparkling quartet Flow, written for the Takács Quartet in 2022-23. First violinist Edward Dusinberre writes:

“Rehearsing string quartets is necessarily serious work. But Flow reminds us that we are also ‘playing’ music. Against the horrifying spectre of climate change Flow creates a sometimes defiant spirit of playfulness and wonder, evoking both the beauty and fragility of nature. As we get to know Thula, the hopeful spirit of Flow emerges with more clarity: she seems to suggest that we could do better, in the ways that we treat both the natural world and each other—at least we might try.”

Read more or listen here.