Hilda Paredes / Jake Arditti, Arditti Quartet – Cuerdas del destino (2014, Mexico/UK)

Did you know it’s the 2nd anniversary of the 1001 Other Albums blog today?! And, here’s to many more! ...Like, literally, because we’ve only covered about 230 albums from The List, so it’ll still be a LONG while before we manage to spotlight each of the remaining albums, lol. But, truly, thank you all once again for taking part in the project and listening to the music, I’m immensely grateful for all of you.

Anyway, back to the music! Continuing our journey through the epic Fedi-sourced catalogue of must-hear albums, our next spotlight is on number 919 on The List, submitted by mimo. This album celebrates renowned Mexican-born/London-based composer, Hilda Paredes, with five of her works performed by the string quartet founded and led by her British spouse, the violinist Irvine Arditti, and featuring countertenor vocals by their son, Jake Arditti.

Want to read more? See the full spotlight on the Fediverse at @1001otheralbums.com or on the blog: https://1001otheralbums.com/2026/02/07/hilda-paredes-jake-arditti-arditti-quartet-cuerdas-del-destino-2014-mexico-uk/

Want to skip straight to the music? Here a Songlink: https://album.link/i/1571799862

Happy listening!

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I am a bit disappointed that neoclassical slowly drifting into contemporary classical.

In the beginning it seemed to be the multi-instrumentalists who used both electronica and acoustic sounds together that drove the rise of this genre; yet nowadays more artists labelled their work neoclassical (electro and classical) when they are more contemporary classical (acoustic only).

@neoclassicalmusic

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