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Elodie Lauten
Piano Works Revisited
LabelUnseen WorldsGenreContemporary Composition
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"A 2CD collection of piano works by postminimalist composer Elodie Lauten -- most of which is available for the first time ever on CD. The albums Piano Works (1983) and Concerto for Piano and Orchestral Memory (1984), both reissued here in their entirety with remastered sound, incorporate found and prerecorded sounds into lyrical, minimalist piano works in a highly personal, even baroque, style. They are deeply meditative and expansive but do not require the epic lengths enjoyed by Glass, Reich, Riley. Pop-song length seems to be the standard on these albums, and yet the deep sensitivity of the work is never betrayed by brevity. Contemporary luminaries Arthur Russell and Peter Zummo contribute to the Concerto. Also included in this set is Lauten's performance of her later masterpiece Variations on the Orange Cycle (1991), which was included in Chamber Music America's Century List, and other previously unreleased tracks."
Dusted review
Details
Cat. number: UW05
Year: 2010
Format
remastered at Imirage Sound Lab.
Release notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-5, Piano Works - 1983. Tracks 1-6 to 1-13, Concerto For Piano And Orchestral Memory - 1984. Track 1-14, Tango (Vocal Version) - 1985. Track 2-1 - Variations On The Orange Cycle - 1991. Track 2-2 - Sonate Modale - 1985 live at Music Gallery, Toronto.
Tracklist
| Piano Works | |||
| 1-1 | Cat Counterpoint | 3:26 | |
| 1-2 | Revelation | 5:56 | |
| 1-3 | Adamantine Sonata | 2:56 | |
| 1-4 | Alien Heart | 6:35 | |
| 1-5 | Imaginary Husband | 5:02 | |
| Concerto For Piano And Orchestral Memory | |||
| 1-6 | Allegro Vivace | 4:35 | |
| 1-7 | Andante (Dedicated To The Impossible) | 9:22 | |
| 1-8 | Orchestral Memory | 6:00 | |
| 1-9 | Con Spirito | 5:01 | |
| 1-10 | Moderato | 5:52 | |
| 1-11 | Tempo Di Habanera | 4:51 | |
| 1-12 | Andante Cantabile | 5:18 | |
| 1-13 | Orchestral Memory Exit | 0:55 | |
| - | |||
| 1-14 | Tango (Vocal Version) | 4:08 | |
| 2-1 | Variations On The Orange Cycle | 36:03 | |
| 2-2 | Sonate Modale | 25:00 | |
Credits
- Arthur Russell
- Cello (1-6 to 1-14)
- Elodie Lauten
- Composed By, Piano, Producer, Liner Notes, Sequenced By, Loops [Sound] (1-1 to 1-5), Sequenced By, Synthesizer [Fairlight Cmi], Tape [Processed Tapes] (1-6 to 1-14)
- Mike Morse
- Cover [Photo, Concept]
- Mark Freedman
- Engineer (1-6 to 1-14)
- John Schaefer
- Liner Notes
- Tom Gordon
- Remastered By
- Peter Zummo
- Trombone (1-6 to 1-14)
- Ron Lawrence
- Viola (1-6 to 1-14)
- Voirabh
- Violin (1-6 to 1-14)
