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Ex Oriente: Music by G.I. Gurdjieff / Herbig
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Ex Oriente: Music by G.I. Gurdjieff / Herbig

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Composer
GURDJIEFF, G.I.
Artist
Gunter Herbig
Format
CD
Label
BIS
Released
Jun 07, 2019
Catalog #
BIS-2435
UPC
7318590024355

About

One of the great mystics of the early 20th century, George lvanovich Gurdjieff was born in Alexandropol on the border of Russian Armenia and Turkey. As a young man, he began to travel east as far as Tibet, Afghanistan and Central Asia, in search of spiritual enlightenment. Visiting ancient temples, Gurdjieff learned from spiritual teachers and absorbed music from all the places he visited. On his return to the West, he gathered a group of followers who were drawn to his charismatic personality. One of these was the pianist and composer Thomas de Hartmann, and a unique collaboration between de Hartmann and Gurdjieff ensued which would produce well over 300 piano pieces. Gurdjieff would play his melodies on the guitar or the piano and de Hartmann would write them down, harmonize and provide them with minimalistic accompaniments. The guitarist Gunter Herbig came across Gurdjieff’s writings and music in his youth. For decades he cherished the idea of transcribing these pieces for his own instrument, but it wasn’t until he began to experiment with an electric guitar that he found a way of doing so.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, Series 1: No. 9. Chant et Danse (Sayyid) (Sayyid Chant and Dance) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 04:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, Series 1: No. 9. Chant et Danse (Sayyid) (Sayyid Chant and Dance) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  2. 2 Hymns, Prayers and Rituals, Series 1: No. 14. La tourmente semble passée (As if the Stormy Years had Passed) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 04:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    Hymns, Prayers and Rituals, Series 1: No. 14. La tourmente semble passée (As if the Stormy Years had Passed) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  3. 3 4 Early Pieces: No. 4. Le derviche boukharien, Hadji-Assvatz-Trouv (The Bokharian Dervish, Hadji-Asvatz-Troov) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 04:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    4 Early Pieces: No. 4. Le derviche boukharien, Hadji-Assvatz-Trouv (The Bokharian Dervish, Hadji-Asvatz-Troov) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  4. 4 Hymns, Prayers and Rituals, Series 3: No. 40. Prière (Prayer) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 02:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hymns, Prayers and Rituals, Series 3: No. 40. Prière (Prayer) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  5. 5 Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, Series 3: No. 42. Chant et Danse (Sayyid) (Sayyid Chant and Dance) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 06:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, Series 3: No. 42. Chant et Danse (Sayyid) (Sayyid Chant and Dance) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  6. 6 The Struggle of the Magicians: 6 Fragments: No. 3. Quand Gafar et Zeinab marchent dans un état somnambulique (When Gafar and Zeinab Walk in a Somnambulistic State) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 04:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Struggle of the Magicians: 6 Fragments: No. 3. Quand Gafar et Zeinab marchent dans un état somnambulique (When Gafar and Zeinab Walk in a Somnambulistic State) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  7. 7 Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, Series 3: No. 29. Chant et Danse (Sayyid) (Sayyid Chant and Dance) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 05:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, Series 3: No. 29. Chant et Danse (Sayyid) (Sayyid Chant and Dance) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  8. 8 The Struggle of the Magicians: 6 Fragments: No. 6. Danse Thibétaine (Tibetan Dance) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 02:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Struggle of the Magicians: 6 Fragments: No. 6. Danse Thibétaine (Tibetan Dance) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  9. 9 Hymns, Prayers and Rituals, Series 1: No. 11. Molto lento e liberamente (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 02:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    Hymns, Prayers and Rituals, Series 1: No. 11. Molto lento e liberamente (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  10. 10 The Struggle of the Magicians: 6 Fragments: No. 4. — (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 04:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Struggle of the Magicians: 6 Fragments: No. 4. — (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  11. 11 Hymns, Prayers and Rituals, Series 3: No. 50. La Résurrection du Christ (The Resurrection of Christ) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar) 03:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    Hymns, Prayers and Rituals, Series 3: No. 50. La Résurrection du Christ (The Resurrection of Christ) (arr. G. Herbig for electric guitar)
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  12. 12 No. 37. Méditation 02:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 37. Méditation
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig
  13. 13 No. 19. Lecture d'un livre sacré (Reading from a Sacred Book) 07:58
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 19. Lecture d'un livre sacré (Reading from a Sacred Book)
    Duration
    07:58
    Composer
    George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann
    Performer
    Gunter Herbig