I find it terrifying, and yet strangely appealing

[reldnahkram]

Underhill LP 2317
"The Rite of Spring"
Hubert Laws
C971

I haven't listened to the first side (Faure's Pavane and The Rite of Spring), but the second half is a trip. Debussy's Cyrinx (for solo flute) is rendered as a wacky canon-like thing for at least three flutes. Then comes Brandenburg 3. It starts out innocently enough (except for the instrumentation - flute (3-dubbed), bassoon (2), electric harpsichord, vibes, guitar), but by halfway through the drums and bass have come in and lay down a groove for the rest of the movement. I should point out that the parts aren't exactly precise, but it seems like the flutes cover the violin parts (3), the vibes and harpsichord cover the violas (3) and the bassoons cover the cellos (3). Sometimes the flute drops out for repeated note passages. The "second movement," the infamous Phrygian cadence (that's all it is), is weird, but, given the way the whole concerto goes, not out of place. Then comes the third movement, where the 12/8 is rendered as a jazz waltz. They play through the A, then jam for a while (perhaps on the form of the A - there is a repeat), then play the B. It's really wacky. The rhythm section is Ron Carter (b) and Jack Dejohnette (d), and evidently this Hubert Laws guy has played with a bunch of famous folks (there's two pictures of him with Herbie Hancock on his website). Anywho, the album is, as I said, a real trip - check it out sometime if you're in Underhill and bored or need to be broken or something like that.

Comments

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

Can LPs be taken out of Underhill?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

Yep. Or you can just listen in the basement.

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but it's easier to rip it to MP3 at home. :-)

[wayman.livejournal.com]

I bet it's pretty easy to rip to MP3 in a listening room -- just bring your laptop and the appropriate cables. I know I ripped some LPs to cassettes back when fortran was not even threetran, etc.

[wayman.livejournal.com]

Wow. I will have to hear this. I don't know what to think of it, but wow.

Jethro Tull did a (pretty good in my opinion) rendition of something Bach, not Brandenburg 3, on flute and electric guitar. (I think it was just Ian Anderson and Martin Barre.) It's on one of their old live albums; I've got it on cassette if you want to have a listen, or maybe I'll get around to ripping it sometime in the next month. Probably not of use for your paper at all, but it's a fun listen.

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

It's quite messed up. I'd be afraid. Very, very afraid. (Go listen anyway).

I'm familiar with Bouree, a few minutes more than TSOR reveals that it's from the Lute suite No. 1 in E Minor BWV 996. I'll confirm this later tonight when I'm in Underhill. baaaaaaaaaah and indecisionwins played the entire suite one semester for chamber winds - can y'all confirm that this was the one you played?

[baaaaaaaaaah.livejournal.com]

um, yes I did play an entire suite for chamber with mikey. No don't listen to it unless you want to die. Your ear will bleed and you will die a painful death. I thought I played a Bach suite...? I did DL the CD onto my laptop and I can check it and get back to you when i turn it on. Speaking of which, I gave one of the wind CD to my friend (spr '04 concert), so you get to serenade people in the west coast and Japan. congratulations! I think he'd get American Elegy soon, so you really get to serenade him.

Walks to her room, gets program.
Three Duets, Johan Sebastian Bach. I: Bourree, II: March, III: Bourree.