The Paris Pieces, by Roger Reynolds

The Paris Pieces

by Roger Reynolds

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1.	Odyssey: I. others (1983-93) 11:54	info	buy track
2.	Odyssey: they come / different and the same... 09:10		buy track
3.	Odyssey: II. self 01:14		buy track
4.	Odyssey: what would I do without this world... 02:26		buy track
5.	Odyssey: III. inquiry 01:22		buy track
6.	If I said, There's a way out there,... 19:08		buy track
7.	SET LISTENING LEVEL (softest moment here) 13:26		buy track
8.	Odyssey: IV. credo 04:43		buy track
9.	Odyssey: my way is in the sand... 10:54		buy track
10.	Summer Island (1984) 11:27	info	buy track
11.	Archipelago (1982-83) 32:27	info	buy track
12.	Autumn Island (1986) 12:47	info	buy track
13.	Fantasy for Pianist (1964) 19:03	info	buy track

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This is invaluable documentation of the electro-acoustic works of Roger Reynolds. The product of time spent at IRCAM, Pierre Boulez' Paris institute, some of the pieces bear a strong resemblance to "Repons," the highest-profile Boulez composition using the state-of-the-art IRCAM technology. This is even less surprising since they were recorded by Boulez's Ensemble Intercontemporain.

"Archipelago" was composed in 1982-3, for 32 instruments and 8 tracks of computer generated sound. On hearing a performance, John Cage said to Reynolds "[t]his should keep you busy for the rest of your life," because of its rich complexity. "Summer Island" and "Autumn Island" are spin-offs of "Archipelago," featuring oboe and marimba respectively. "Summer Island" is stunningly beautiful, the easiest piece on the disc to appreciate on first hearing.

"Odyssey, an opera in the mind" (1989-93) is a difficult work, to say the least. I will be listening to it alongside Nono's "Prometeo" for years, I'm sure, plumbing its depths. Featuring text from a poem by Samuel Beckett, Reynolds, believe it or not, uses equations from chaos theory to organize the computer-manupulated vocals, using the lyrical pitch structures of the voices as the basis for sound reorganization.

I remain convinced that Roger Reynolds is one of our most under-recognized contemporary composers, one of America's finest alongside Elliott Carter and Morton Feldman. – Amazon editorial review

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released March 30, 2021

Ensemble Intercontemporain - David Robertson, conductor
Philip Larson - bass-baritone
Marie Kobayashi - mezzo-soprano
Jacqueline Leclair - oboe
Ensemble Intercontemporain - Peter Eötvös, conductor
Steven Schick - marimba
Scott Dunn - piano

Mastered by Josef Kucera
Produced by Shirish Korde

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Roger Reynolds San Diego, California

Roger Reynolds, born in 1934, was educated in music and science at the University of Michigan. His compositions incorporate elements of theater, digital signal processing, dance, video, and real-time computer spatialization, in a signature multidimensionality of engagement. The central thread woven through Reynolds' uniquely varied career entwines language with the spatial aspects of music. ... more

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