a r t i s t : Charlemagne Palestine
t i t l e : Continuous Sound Forms
d a t e : 2000
l a b e l : algha marghen
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Dec/2008
t r a c k s : 04
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 88,1 MB
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This CD features two very special moments of the acoustic
production of Charlemagne Palestine. A very peculiar strumming
for 2 harpsichords and the first piano composition marking the
passage from the electronic music period to strumming
technique. Elisabeth Freeman and Charlemagne Palestine met in
1971 at Cal Arts near L.A. while she was a student of the
international harpsichord virtuoso Fernando Valenti. The sound
and clarity of the harpsichord perfectly fitted the sonic
approach of Charlemagne who, in 1975, invented a strumming for
her. In 1976 she performed the World Premiere of Strumming for
Harpsichord at the Purcell Room in London and the next year,
1977, the American Premiere of this work at Carnegie Recital
Hall in New York City to critical success. Then in 1978 they
visited the harpsichord factory of Willard Martin in
Pennsylvania and decided to experiment with two harpsichords
together. The recording featured in this CD, Duo Strumming for
2 Harpsichords (three excerpts), was recorded in that magic
moment. You will experience both the harpsichord sound and the
strumming approach in a way you never had before. This
recording of Piano Drone, from 1972, was recorded at Cal Arts
playing the first Bosendorfer Imperial piano that inspired the
piano music style to come. At the beginning we hear Terry
Jennings 'Getting His Stuff' and then Charlemagne play in the
style of that time which was very arpeggiated liquid and
dreamy. This Piano Drone on the original Imperial of
California beginning with the voice of Terry Jennings is
dedicated to him.
(found somewhere)
(www.charlemagnepalestine.org)
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01-duo strumming for two harpsichords - excerpt 1 [25:32]
02-duo strumming for two harpsichords - excerpt 2 [06:49]
03-duo strumming for two harpsichords - excerpt 3 [10:46]
04-piano drone [22:22]
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65:29 min