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Partch: Sonata Dementia / Krieger, Rosenboom, Partch Ensemble

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Composer: PARTCH, HARRY
Artist: Partch, Krieger, Rosenboom
Format: CD
Label: Bridge Records
Released: Jun 07, 2019
Catalog #: BCD9525
UPC: 090404952524

About

Did you know that the legendary American Maverick Harry Partch wrote music for West Coast jazz icons Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan? They never got a chance to play his smart and funny Ulysses at the Edge of the World, but this “Minor Adventure in Rhythm” really swings in time signatures that would have made Dave Brubeck blush. So opens a collection of Partch classics that no one has really heard before. His score for the film Windsong was edited for the soundtrack, and though music lovers will recognize the material from the subsequently expanded Daphne of the Dunes, the symphonically structured original is much more dramatically crafted, and is presented here for the first time. It turns out that there are actually Twelve Intrusions, too, not eleven. And a demented sonata? Oh yes! Though the composer never performed or recorded it, his 1950 composition Sonata Dementia is in three movements: I. Abstraction & Delusion, II. Scherzo Schizophrenia, and III. Allegro Paranoia. Filled to the brim with humor, flights of fancy, and a febrile imagination, it was later reworked as “Ring Around the Moon,” but what a treat to hear the original in all its zany glory. The Bonus Tracks reveal even more lost treasures: here is the original 1904 Edison recording of the Native American “Cançion” that Partch had transcribed in the 1930s and used to close his final Intrusion “Cloud Chamber Music.” But best of all, the first-ever recording of Partch as performer, playing what is probably his most famous piece, Barstow: 8 Hitchhiker Inscriptions in front of a live audience in 1942, just a year after it was written.

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REVIEWS:

The recording is excellent with the performers giving a committed and engaging performance. Even the 1942 recording, wonderfully remastered, comes up well. The information in the booklet gives an excellent introduction to Partch and his music. This disc would serve as a good introduction to Partch’s music for any fan of American music, especially that off the beaten track. It certainly makes me want to hear the previous recordings in this series.

– MusicWeb International

There isn't a dull moment here. While Harry Partch admirers may be the primary market, anybody will enjoy this.

– AllMusic Guide

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Tracklist 21 tracks

1 Ulysses at the Edge of the World 06:18

Track
1

Title
Ulysses at the Edge of the World
Duration
06:18
Composer
Harry Partch
Performer
Dan Rosenboom, Ulrich Krieger
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
2 No. 1. Study on Olympus' Pentatonic 01:17

Track
2

Title
No. 1. Study on Olympus' Pentatonic
Duration
01:17
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
3 No. 2. Study on Archytas' Enharmonic 02:29

Track
3

Title
No. 2. Study on Archytas' Enharmonic
Duration
02:29
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
4 No. 3. The Rose 01:52

Track
4

Title
No. 3. The Rose
Duration
01:52
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
5 No. 4. The Crane 01:46

Track
5

Title
No. 4. The Crane
Duration
01:46
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
6 No. 5. The Waterfall 01:10

Track
6

Title
No. 5. The Waterfall
Duration
01:10
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
7 No. 6. The Wind 01:53

Track
7

Title
No. 6. The Wind
Duration
01:53
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
8 No. 7. The Street 03:17

Track
8

Title
No. 7. The Street
Duration
03:17
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
9 The Letter (1972 version) 02:54

Track
9

Title
The Letter (1972 version)
Duration
02:54
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
10 No. 8. Lover 02:22

Track
10

Title
No. 8. Lover
Duration
02:22
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
11 No, 9. Soldiers - War - Another War 02:53

Track
11

Title
No, 9. Soldiers - War - Another War
Duration
02:53
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
12 No. 10. Vanity 00:50

Track
12

Title
No. 10. Vanity
Duration
00:50
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
13 No. 11. Cloud Chamber Music 04:04

Track
13

Title
No. 11. Cloud Chamber Music
Duration
04:04
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
14 Narration 01:13

Track
14

Title
Narration
Duration
01:13
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
15 Windsong 17:51

Track
15

Title
Windsong
Duration
17:51
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
16 I. Abstraction and Delusion 03:03

Track
16

Title
I. Abstraction and Delusion
Duration
03:03
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
17 II. Scherzo Schizophrenia 02:05

Track
17

Title
II. Scherzo Schizophrenia
Duration
02:05
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
18 III. Allegro Paranoia 04:14

Track
18

Title
III. Allegro Paranoia
Duration
04:14
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
19 Canción de Los Muchachos 01:46

Track
19

Title
Canción de Los Muchachos
Duration
01:46
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
20 Introduction 02:45

Track
20

Title
Introduction
Duration
02:45
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble
21 Barstow 08:59

Track
21

Title
Barstow
Duration
08:59
Composer
Harry Partch
Ensemble
Partch Ensemble