From Drusca Sent Mon, Aug 23rd 1999, 22:12
From Drusca Sent Mon, Aug 23rd 1999, 22:12
"R. Lim" wrote: > On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Drusca wrote: > > > Edgar Varese is really the most talented composer attached to that > > school. > > A 2CD set of his complete works came out on London/Decca recently. > > You've gotta hear this piece "Deserts" which includes a tape part. It's > > sooo noisy. > > What school? Futurism. He distanced himself from the Futurists after Marinetti made some ridiculous statements, but he was associated with them for a while. I mean "Ionisation" is a perfect example of that stuff. > I heard that many of the re-recordings on that set were a > drag, but... more importantly, how is the unearthed "Ameriques"? I actually haven't heard the set. I have the recording of "Deserts" on Attacca done by the ASKO Ensemble who also appear on the London set. I read some good reviews of the set on London. > -ps- didn't Varese use some ondes martinots (a _really_ primitive > electronic synth) Don't know to be honest. Messiaen used the ondes martenot in "Turangalila-Symphonie" which he composed in the late 40's. Andrei