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Kraanerg
Xenakis composed this powerful ballet work for manipulated tapes and 23 musicians in 1969, inspired by the French student protests as well as the Prague Spring.
Alpha Centauri Ensemble
Roger Woodward, conductor
Recorded in 1988
Music for Harpsichord
All four pieces on this disc are great, but A l’Ile de Gorée is a total killer. By turns chaotically violent and almost lyrical, it's simply one of the most intense affective expierences you can get from music. Like other works by Xenakis, it was inspired by historical and political events. In his own words:'The Isle of Gorée, off the coast of Dakar, was once a world slave market. This piece is a tribute to the black Africans who, torn by force from their homes on the way to appalling slavery, yet managed to win, in certain civilized countries to which they were transported, positions of first rank. It is also a tribute to the heroes and black victims of apartheid in South Africa, last bastion of hysterical racism.'
1. Naama
Elisabeth Chojnacka, clavecin (harpsichord)
2. A l’Ile de Gorée
Elisabeth Chojnacka, clavecin
Ensemble Iannis Xenakis de Middelburg
Huub Kerstens, conductor
3. Khoaï
Elisabeth Chojnacka, clavecin
4. Komboï
Elisabeth Chojnacka, clavecin
Sylvio Gualda, percussion
Musique Electro-Acoustique
Two pieces from 1981 and 1989 respectively, realized with the help of the UPIC computer. UPIC (Unité Polyagogique Informatique du CEMAMu) is a machine that allows music to be composed by the act of drawing. Pour la Paix, a savage denouncement of war and nationalism, remained unreleased for almost twenty years. It probably works better if you have a fairly decent grasp of the French language (unfortunately mine is quite poor). But even if you don't understand a single word of what's being sung and recited, there's still Xenakis' unique and fascinating sound world.
Voyage absolu des Unari vers Andromède was created for the opening of an exhibition in the temple Kamejama Hontokuji in Himeji, Japan. It's a totally mindblowing aural trip and one of my favourite works by Xenakis.
As far as I can tell, this cd on Fractal Records is not exactly out of print, but somewhat difficult to get hold of.
Danielle Delorme, Francoise Xenakis, Philippe Bardy, Maxens Maylfort (recitation), Choeur de Radio France, Michel Tranchant (conductor) and two-reel magnetic tape realized at the CEMAMu, Paris
Kraanerg
Xenakis composed this powerful ballet work for manipulated tapes and 23 musicians in 1969, inspired by the French student protests as well as the Prague Spring.
Alpha Centauri Ensemble
Roger Woodward, conductor
Recorded in 1988
Music for Harpsichord
All four pieces on this disc are great, but A l’Ile de Gorée is a total killer. By turns chaotically violent and almost lyrical, it's simply one of the most intense affective expierences you can get from music. Like other works by Xenakis, it was inspired by historical and political events. In his own words:'The Isle of Gorée, off the coast of Dakar, was once a world slave market. This piece is a tribute to the black Africans who, torn by force from their homes on the way to appalling slavery, yet managed to win, in certain civilized countries to which they were transported, positions of first rank. It is also a tribute to the heroes and black victims of apartheid in South Africa, last bastion of hysterical racism.'
The singular Iannis Xenakis. After breaking with Le Corbusier, Xenakis attempted to establish his own identity as an architect, but, except for a few vacation homes and renovations, his projects.
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1. Naama
Elisabeth Chojnacka, clavecin (harpsichord)
2. A l’Ile de Gorée
Elisabeth Chojnacka, clavecin
Ensemble Iannis Xenakis de Middelburg
Huub Kerstens, conductor
3. Khoaï
Elisabeth Chojnacka, clavecin
4. Komboï
Elisabeth Chojnacka, clavecin
Sylvio Gualda, percussion
Musique Electro-Acoustique
Two pieces from 1981 and 1989 respectively, realized with the help of the UPIC computer. UPIC (Unité Polyagogique Informatique du CEMAMu) is a machine that allows music to be composed by the act of drawing. Pour la Paix, a savage denouncement of war and nationalism, remained unreleased for almost twenty years. It probably works better if you have a fairly decent grasp of the French language (unfortunately mine is quite poor). But even if you don't understand a single word of what's being sung and recited, there's still Xenakis' unique and fascinating sound world.
Voyage absolu des Unari vers Andromède was created for the opening of an exhibition in the temple Kamejama Hontokuji in Himeji, Japan. It's a totally mindblowing aural trip and one of my favourite works by Xenakis.
As far as I can tell, this cd on Fractal Records is not exactly out of print, but somewhat difficult to get hold of.
Danielle Delorme, Francoise Xenakis, Philippe Bardy, Maxens Maylfort (recitation), Choeur de Radio France, Michel Tranchant (conductor) and two-reel magnetic tape realized at the CEMAMu, Paris
Formalized Music Iannis Xenakis
Kraanerg by Iannis Xenakis is one of the most important works of the post-1950 era. James Harley, a leading Xenakis scholar, presents the genesis of Kraanerg, from the granting of the commission to the choreographer, to the selection of Xenakis as composer, to the premiere, recording, and subsequent presentations. The book is written with the benefit of access to sketches and recordings in the Xenachis Archives, allowing Harley to delve into the details of how this particular work came about. An overview of Xenakis's life is provided, looking at his major works and important compositional techniques and accomplishments, as well as looking at the presenters of the work and other principles in the performance history. Harley presents analytical and critical discussions of Kraanerg's music and reception, including the relationship of the score to the recorded parts. James Harley is a composer with first-hand experience of the interlocking fields of acoustic and electronic music that Xenakis made his own. The book is accompanied by a DVD, which helps to conceptualize the extremely complex score.