Lo Spazio Sciarrino

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Mandryka

Any thoughts from anyone about Sciarrino's relation to repetitive minimalism?
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Mandryka

I only bought this old one a couple of months ago. It is without a doubt the best Sciarrino recording I have heard, and this is from someone who wouldn't touch orchestral music with a barge pole normally. If anyone wants an intro to the Sciarrino cult, this is the place to start I would say



https://www.kairos-music.com/cds/0012802kai
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T. D.

Way back when, these recordings got me interested (2nd piece on first recording is a piano concerto of sorts).




Ship may have sailed on these releases, but there are no doubt others, even Youtube videos (Lohengrin).

Mandryka

Quote from: T. D. on January 20, 2023, 02:22:27 PMWay back when, these recordings got me interested (2nd piece on first recording is a piano concerto of sorts).




Ship may have sailed on these releases, but there are no doubt others, even Youtube videos (Lohengrin).

Can you understand the Italian in Lohengrin?

The piece I'm enjoying most right now is called Il Suone e Il Tacere.
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T. D.

Quote from: Mandryka on January 21, 2023, 02:22:47 AMCan you understand the Italian in Lohengrin?

The piece I'm enjoying most right now is called Il Suone e Il Tacere.

No, but there are subtitles in this video:


Mandryka

Excellent, just what I needed. Now it all makes sense.


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Mandryka

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I saw Arditti Quartet play yesterday and came away particularly impressed by the cellist Lucas Fels. Searching for his recordings I came across this, another wonderful piece of orchestral music from Sciarrino which, because I don't do orchestral music, I've ignored up to now. That was my loss.

Once again the relationship between Feldman's type of minimalism and Sciarrino's is interesting to think about. What they do with perceived time in their music.  In Sciarrino, there's often this indeterminate pitch in the background - something organic - the sound that Cage heard when he went into the echo chamber - the sound of heart beat and blood flow. And that sets a pulse which, if you submit, can draw you in.

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Mandryka

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