Les Percussions de Strasbourg 50th Anniversary Edition- 15CDs!!!

[snyprrr]

Again, can't imbed, but, hey, it's 15 cds of the wildest stuff. It appears all their recordings are here, I mean, I just soiled myself! Anyone? Bueller?

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

By an interesting coincidence, just the other day I listened to The Percussions' recording of the awesome Xenakis work, Pleiades, for the first time in ages. "Wildest stuff" indeed.

[listener]

amazon.fr have it

[San Antone]

Also available from MDT.

Les Percussions de Strasbourg

CD1 Messiaen: Sept Haïkaï, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, Couleurs de la Cité Céleste

CD2 Boulez: Le Marteau sans maître Amy: Cycle* Manoury: Le Livre des Claviers

CD3 Haubenstock-Ramati: Jeux 6* Boucourechliev: Archipel 3*

CD4 Varese: Ionisation, Chavez: Tambuco*, Toccata Cage: First construction (in metal) Campion: Ondoyant et Divers**

CD5 Stibilj: Epervier de ta faiblesse, Domine, Silvestrov: Mystères* Denisov: Nuages Noires, Apparitions et disparitions, Rayons des étoiles lointaines dans l'espace courbé Kabelac: Huit Inventions

CD6 Serocki: Continuum* Aperghis: Kryptogramma* Xenakis: Persephassa

CD7 Schat: Signalement Puig: Provisoires agglomérats* Denisov: Concerto Piccolo

CD8 Scherchen: Shen Shinohara: Alternances Ohana: Quatre etudes chorégraphiques Louvier: Candrakâla*, Shima* Taira: Hiérophonie V

CD9 Dufourt: Erewhon, Sombre journée

CD10 Monnet: Bibilolo

CD11 Jarrell: Incipit Mache: Vectigal Libens Lauba: Kupang Romitelli: Chorus Leroux: Rheumics Monnet: Mort et transfiguration pour 40 balais Singier: Salmigondis Pesson: Gigue Levinas: Tic, Tac... Matalon: Caramba(les) Hurel: Ecart en temps Drout: La Fuite

CD12 Grisey: Le Noir de l'Etoile

CD13 Pampin: On space** Matalon: Le Scorpion

CD14 Mache: Maraé, Aera, Khnoum, Le printemps du serpent

CD15 Racot: Subgestuel Levinas: Voûtes D'Adamo: Die Runde Zahl Paris: Les Arpenteurs (extraits)**

[snyprrr]

Also available from MDT.

Les Percussions de Strasbourg

CD1 Messiaen: Sept Haïkaï, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, Couleurs de la Cité Céleste

CD2 Boulez: Le Marteau sans maître Amy: Cycle* Manoury: Le Livre des Claviers

CD3 Haubenstock-Ramati: Jeux 6* Boucourechliev: Archipel 3*

CD4 Varese: Ionisation, Chavez: Tambuco*, Toccata Cage: First construction (in metal) Campion: Ondoyant et Divers**

CD5 Stibilj: Epervier de ta faiblesse, Domine, Silvestrov: Mystères* Denisov: Nuages Noires, Apparitions et disparitions, Rayons des étoiles lointaines dans l'espace courbé Kabelac: Huit Inventions

CD6 Serocki: Continuum* Aperghis: Kryptogramma* Xenakis: Persephassa

CD7 Schat: Signalement Puig: Provisoires agglomérats* Denisov: Concerto Piccolo

CD8 Scherchen: Shen Shinohara: Alternances Ohana: Quatre etudes chorégraphiques Louvier: Candrakâla*, Shima* Taira: Hiérophonie V

CD9 Dufourt: Erewhon, Sombre journée

CD10 Monnet: Bibilolo

CD11 Jarrell: Incipit Mache: Vectigal Libens Lauba: Kupang Romitelli: Chorus Leroux: Rheumics Monnet: Mort et transfiguration pour 40 balais Singier: Salmigondis Pesson: Gigue Levinas: Tic, Tac... Matalon: Caramba(les) Hurel: Ecart en temps Drout: La Fuite

CD12 Grisey: Le Noir de l'Etoile

CD13 Pampin: On space** Matalon: Le Scorpion

CD14 Mache: Maraé, Aera, Khnoum, Le printemps du serpent

CD15 Racot: Subgestuel Levinas: Voûtes D'Adamo: Die Runde Zahl Paris: Les Arpenteurs (extraits)**

The Woodstock of Percussion Boxes... swoon...

Wow, just look at that line-up... chubbin...

I think I just felt someone pull the trigger on it!

[San Antone]

The Woodstock of Percussion Boxes... swoon...

Wow, just look at that line-up... chubbin...

I think I just felt someone pull the trigger on it!

Hah!  The box is not available on any of the streaming services; so I was compelled to purchase it outright.

[kishnevi]

Amazon link for the convenience of any future thread readers.

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Definitely tempting, given that of all the works here,  the only one I have is the Boulez, and that one in a different recording (Boulez's own).  The downside is the high probability that I won't like much, if any of this, given my usual preferences in 20th century music.

[kishnevi]

Okay, I gave in to temptation.  Just ordered it from ImportCDs, although their stock status for it is "ships in 5-10 days".

[snyprrr]

Okay, I gave in to temptation.  Just ordered it from ImportCDs, although their stock status for it is "ships in 5-10 days".

Eeeeexcellent!

[kishnevi]

Having now finished a first run through of this set,  I can make some general observations
--the major flaw, and it's a really major one,  is the total lack of documentation about the composers and the music included.  The small booklet is focused solely on the Percussions de Strasbourg ensemble.  If you want to know anything beyond the years in which the composer was born,  died (when appropriate), and when the specific work was composed,  you will need to find it on your own.
--not so important flaw: because this is such a percussion oriented set, there can be a certain sameness to the music,  but that can be cured simply by listening to each work by itself, instead of doing what I usually do, and which I did on this run through--listen to the whole CD at one go.

Positive:  I am not a fan of serialist/modernist music of the mid 20th century, and feared that I would be hearing much I would not like.  That turned out to be unfounded.   While I am not saying I liked everything I heard,  I certainly did not dislike anything I heard, and look forward to repeated relistenings to the individual pieces.    There was music which perhaps stretched the limit of what we call "classical' or "serious" music,  but it was stretched in a good way. 

not so important positive point:  Stockhausen is not represented in this set. 

Given my unfamiliarity with the music,  I don't want to pick out any individual works as particularly well done,  but I think anyone interested in the music of the 20th century should get it.  Just be prepared to do a lot of internet searching.

(And a big tip of the hat to Snyprrr for bringing this set to our attention)

[North Star]

This does look interesting..

Adamo, D:   Die Runde Zahl
Amy:  Cycle
Aperghis:      Kryptogramma
Boucourechliev:   Archipel III (version 1), Archipel III (version 2),  Archipel III  (version 3)
Boulez:   Le Marteau sans maître
Cage:   First Construction in Metal (1939) for seven percussionists
Campion, E:   Ondoyant et Divers
Chávez:      Tambuco,   Toccata for Percussion
Denisov:       Nuages Noires,   Apparitions et disparitions,   Rayons des etoiles lointaines dans l'espace courbe,  Concerto Piccolo
Drouet, J-P:  La Fuite
Dufourt:     Erewhon,   Sombre journee
Grisey:    Le Noir de l'Etoile
Haubenstock-Ramati:  Jeux 6
Hurel, P:     Ecart en temps
Jarrell:  Incipit
Kabelac:     Inventions ( 8 )
Lauba:   Kupang
Leroux:      Rheumics
Levinas:     Tic Tac,   Voutes
Louvier:      Candrakala, Shima
Mâche:   Vectigal Libens,   Marae,  Aera,   Khnoum,   Le printemps du serpent
Manoury:   Le Livre des Claviers
Matalon:         Caramba &Le Scorpion
Messiaen:     Sept Haïkaï, Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum & Couleurs de la cité céleste
Monnet:      Bibilolo & Mort et transfiguration pour 40 balais
Ohana:   Etudes choregraphiques (4)
Pampin:   On space
Paris, F:   Les Arpenteurs
Pesson:   Gigue
Puig:   Provisoires agglomerats
Racot:   Subgestuel
Romitelli:   Chorus
Schat:   Signalement
Scherchen:   Shen
Serocki:   Continuum
Shinohara:   Alternances
Silvestrov:   Mysteres
Singier:   Salmigondis
Stibilj:   Epervier de ta faiblesse Domine
Taira:   Hiérophonie V pour six percussionnistes
Varèse:   Ionisation
Xenakis:   Persephassa

[San Antone]

This does look interesting..

Adamo, D:   Die Runde Zahl
Amy:  Cycle
Aperghis:      Kryptogramma
Boucourechliev:   Archipel III (version 1), Archipel III (version 2),  Archipel III  (version 3)
Boulez:   Le Marteau sans maître
Cage:   First Construction in Metal (1939) for seven percussionists
Campion, E:   Ondoyant et Divers
Chávez:      Tambuco,   Toccata for Percussion
Denisov:       Nuages Noires,   Apparitions et disparitions,   Rayons des etoiles lointaines dans l'espace courbe,  Concerto Piccolo
Drouet, J-P:  La Fuite
Dufourt:     Erewhon,   Sombre journee
Grisey:    Le Noir de l'Etoile
Haubenstock-Ramati:  Jeux 6
Hurel, P:     Ecart en temps
Jarrell:  Incipit
Kabelac:     Inventions ( 8 )
Lauba:   Kupang
Leroux:      Rheumics
Levinas:     Tic Tac,   Voutes
Louvier:      Candrakala, Shima
Mâche:   Vectigal Libens,   Marae,  Aera,   Khnoum,   Le printemps du serpent
Manoury:   Le Livre des Claviers
Matalon:         Caramba &Le Scorpion
Messiaen:     Sept Haïkaï, Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum & Couleurs de la cité céleste
Monnet:      Bibilolo & Mort et transfiguration pour 40 balais
Ohana:   Etudes choregraphiques (4)
Pampin:   On space
Paris, F:   Les Arpenteurs
Pesson:   Gigue
Puig:   Provisoires agglomerats
Racot:   Subgestuel
Romitelli:   Chorus
Schat:   Signalement
Scherchen:   Shen
Serocki:   Continuum
Shinohara:   Alternances
Silvestrov:   Mysteres
Singier:   Salmigondis
Stibilj:   Epervier de ta faiblesse Domine
Taira:   Hiérophonie V pour six percussionnistes
Varèse:   Ionisation
Xenakis:   Persephassa

I listened to this from first disc to last.  The bolded works I enjoyed a bit more than others but found this box very good overall.

[snyprrr]

I listened to this from first disc to last.  The bolded works I enjoyed a bit more than others but found this box very good overall.

Ah, tell me more about the Mache. The samples are worthless...


I can appreciate that you like more than you thought you would. For some reason, a lot of modern percussion music just has that 'it' factor- yes, very little that is outright ugh.

It's still out of my $$$ range at the moment, but it's like porn every time I see this thread, haha!! I want it and I will haaave it!! mm mm mm