EDGAR VARESE - Music of Edgar Varèse
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Artikel Name: Music of Edgar VarèseGenre: Sinfon. Musik Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: modern silence Titelanzahl: 6
Trackliste LP - 1
Varèse, Edgar - Ionisation Varèse, Edgar - Density 21.5 Varèse, Edgar - Intégrales Varèse, Edgar - Octandre Varèse, Edgar - Hyperprism Varèse, Edgar - Poème ÉlectroniqueBeschreibung
Beschreibung
The pioneering composer's best-known works are included on this reissue by One Way. On the first five tracks, Robert Craft conducts an ensemble of woodwinds, brass and percussion in the performance of such famous Varèse works as "Ionisation" and "Density 21.5." The sixth and final selection is a 1958 recording of "Poème Èlectronique" created by the composer onto magnetic tape for the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels. ~ John Bush
John Bush
Beschreibung
In the early '60s, Robert Craft's Columbia recordings of Varèse's works (re-released on this AAD disc) were important contributions to the catalog and hailed for giving this music greater exposure. However, in comparison to later recordings of higher quality, these performances are uneven, rushed, and severe. Part of this is due to Craft's urgent conducting, yet the music also suffers from clumsy playing, unbalanced dynamics, audible edits, and dry acoustics. Ionisation is hurried and lacks depth, critical failings in a piece that requires clarity and separation of its parts. Density 21.5 is adequately performed, but marred by tape hiss and low reverberations from the studio's background. Intégrales is unduly harsh and occasional slips in the brass make it sound inadequately rehearsed. Octandre fares better, though it has an unpleasant wooden quality. The rapidly paced Hyperprisme goes by without apparent mishap, though it has some slight intonation problems. Varèse's Poème électronique is untouched by these misfortunes, since it is a direct transfer of the composer's finished tape. This disc is perhaps of historical interest only, but worthwhile for having Poème électronique, which is seldom included on other CDs. The later Boulez discs on Sony are preferred for their sensitive interpretations and spacious sonorities.
Blair Sanderson
Mitwirkende
- Artist: EDGAR VARESE
- Artist: Edgard Varèse
- Artist: Robert Craft
- Record Label: Modern Silence
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