This showed up in my Amazon cloud, and I have no memory of it whatsoever. Presumably ordered for someone as a Christmas present; Amazon reviews suggest it was featured on NPR, so I'm guessing my wife heard about it that way. Reviews also inform me that all this music is improvised on classical themes, with pretty impressive results.
- "Timber, is scored for six wooden 2x4s, each cut into different sizes, giving each one a slightly different pitch. Called a "simantra", this percussion instrument was first devised by composer Iannis Xenakis. Far from a gimmick, the instrumentation allows Gordon to create the impression that the sound is traveling around and through the room by subtly shifting the accent of sound from one player to another. The result is a meditation on sound and rhythm, bringing the physicality, endurance and technique of percussion performance to a new level. . . . ." Cantaloupe Music - Michael Gordon: Timber Part I @ Soundcloud
I have a few albums I feel like I should thank Greg for; not that they are greg recommendations, but they are in the realm of UK folk that Greg has made me curious about.
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I'll look into that Greg, thanks.
Simone Mancuso - Zyklus for a percussionist by Karlheinz Stockhausen
Third time through this afternoon, thanks BN & Guvera
Thanks, BN, enjoying this.
I think I've posted this recently, perhaps more than once. If so, it's because it's seriously good and seriously fun.
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Sc.
Oh for the golden days when I could download XL recordings (and Domino etc) from emusic
This showed up in my Amazon cloud, and I have no memory of it whatsoever. Presumably ordered for someone as a Christmas present; Amazon reviews suggest it was featured on NPR, so I'm guessing my wife heard about it that way. Reviews also inform me that all this music is improvised on classical themes, with pretty impressive results.
- "Timber, is scored for six wooden 2x4s, each cut into different sizes, giving each one a slightly different pitch. Called a "simantra", this percussion instrument was first devised by composer Iannis Xenakis. Far from a gimmick, the instrumentation allows Gordon to create the impression that the sound is traveling around and through the room by subtly shifting the accent of sound from one player to another. The result is a meditation on sound and rhythm, bringing the physicality, endurance and technique of percussion performance to a new level. . . . ."
Cantaloupe Music - Michael Gordon: Timber Part I @ Soundcloud
Thanks for the rec. Bad Thoughts!
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Getting caught up with my 2012 listening...
G.
still .99 cents on Amazon.
Chopin: Second Sonata in B flat, op.35 - this weeks free download from http://zondagochtendconcert.radio4.nl/
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G.
I have a few albums I feel like I should thank Greg for; not that they are greg recommendations, but they are in the realm of UK folk that Greg has made me curious about.
Once again....beautiful!