This is not exactly a cheerful disc - all three compositions refer in various ways to death, reflected in the key (D minor is the key of death).

For us, however, to record this dramatic repertoire is to offer an ode to life - for by listening to this sombre music one realises how wonderful life can be. Performed by the Ragazze Quartet, four young women in the midst of life - a young, Dutch string quartet, remarkable for its musical enthusiasm, talent, versatility and presentation.

The quartet collaborates with and performs alongside composers, other musicians - classical or otherwise - and artists working in a variety of disciplines. In such projects the Ragazze Quartet always operates from its classical music core, while attempting to attain the ultimate crossover. The different disciplines are approached entirely equally, but in so doing they complement and elevate one another.

Ragazze Quartet:
- Rosa Arnold, violin
- Jeanita Vriens, violin
- Annemijn Bergkotte, viola
- Geneviève Verhage, violoncello