Four Compositions (Wesleyan) 2013 / Anthony Braxton, Roland Dahinden, Hildegard Kleeb

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Label
Animal Music
Release Date
April 19, 2024
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Anthony Braxton
    • PERFORMER
      Anthony Braxton, Ronald Dahinden, Hildegard Kleeb
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 19, 2024
    • UPC
      8590233077020
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PMP2301
    • LABEL
      Animal Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE

In September 2023, PMP is proud to release Anthony Braxton's "Four Compositions (Wesleyan) 2013", a limited deluxe 4-CD box set documenting the one-time meeting of an all-star trio featuring the legendary saxophonist and composer alongside Roland Dahinden (trombone), and Hildegard Kleeb (piano). This is the first album of the new Czech label PMP. Art Lange describes the impetus for the session in the liner notes: The 4 CD set box Four Compositions (Wesleyan) 2013 is built on the latest evolutional stage of Anthony Braxton's lifelong conceptualization and personalization of notation called Falling River Music. Braxton's systematic approach balances methodology and mythology, utilizing a variety of graphic designs as symbolic and representational characterizations of his sound vision. The scores incorporate numerical and alphabetical equations, abstract diagrams, and sections of conventional notation, along with spontaneously conceived, painted gestures connected to a web-like pattern of shorthand. In this album, Braxton explores the concept of "aesthetic networking "by having three musicians play from different scores simultaneously, creating a unique blend of impressions. The collaborative efforts of Roland Dahinden (trombone) and Hildegard Kleeb (piano) bring an intimate awareness of Braxton's language types and transformational procedures, resulting in rotating voicings, morphing tonalities, and labyrinthine counterpoint. Braxton's characteristic reed colors and personal lyricism are also showcased, along with occasional electronic elements, to enhance the overall sonic experience.