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At the invitation of Marc Monnet, Mauricio Kagel performed at the Festival du Printemps des Arts a new
version of ACUSTICA, a work composed between 1968 and 1970. This recording offers not only a new look
at the piece by its composer, nearly three decades after the original event, but also two versions which
allow the listener to grasp the differences between the interpretations.
ACUSTICA is a challenge to traditional instrument-making, and probably also to the electro-acoustic
composition of its era. It takes a collection of objects - combs, tissue paper, compressed-air cylinder,
plastic tubing, miniature window, record player, conveyor belt, chalumeau, bucket of water, ratchet,
inflatable balloon, loudspeaker, bicycle bell-bar, nail violin, walkie-talkie, humming-bird, etc. - along with
magnetic tape, and a few acoustic instruments (trombone, panpipes), to produce a work of electronic
music.
The musicians must get used to playing these objects musically and know their actions by heart. They do
not look at one another. Each musician chooses the moment of his or her action, and may intervene
spontaneously at any point in the course of the piece . . . In an ideal world, music would be invented on
the spur of the moment.
Kagel’s conviction that ‘music is a naturalistic art’ is materialised in Acustica through everyday objects. ‘By
latching onto small elements of reality and rearranging them, by redefining the role of players or the
function of equipment, Kagel offers possible interpretations of reality, but also enshrouds it, leaving us
uncertain in the face of meaning’s blank spaces.’ Werner Klüppelholz “Although each performer is responsible for choosing the placing of each action, Kagel’s instructions are precise. The effect is intended to be as much visually as aurally theatrical. Even in sound-only format, however, this eclectic cacophony remains an exhilarating, glorious celebration of the act of making sound.” Sunday Times, 20th July 2008 *** “Composed between 1968 and 1970, Acustica, for experimental sound-producers and loudspeakers, is one of Mauricio Kagel's radical and extraordinary works, in which his constant search for ways of escaping from the restraints and conventions of traditional musical performance took him into a world of exotic instruments and almost surreal invention.” The Guardian, 25th July 2008 *** | 
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| |  | The Art of the Trumpet
Albinoni: | Concerto Op. 7 No. 3 for oboe & strings in B flat major Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (arr.Giazotto) | Bach, J S: | Chorale Prelude BWV721 'Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott' Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ' Chorale Prelude BWV727 'Herzlich tut mich verlangen' | Berio: | Sequenza X for trumpet and piano resonance (risonanze di pianoforte) | Bernstein: | Rondo for Lifey | Bitsch: | Quatre Variations sur un thème de Domenico Scarlatti | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Tune Suite in D | Corelli: | Sonata a quattro in D for Trumpet, Strings and Continuo, WoO 4 | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato (arr.Hardenberger) | Franceschini: | Sonata in D | Galuppi: | Sonata in F for Trumpet (orig.cornetto), strings & continuo | Glazunov: | Albumblatt | Gounod: | Ave Maria | Haydn: | Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe:1 | Henze: | Sonatina for solo trumpet | Hertel, J W: | Trumpet Concerto in D | Hummel, J: | Trumpet Concerto in E (or E flat) major | Höhne: | Slavonic Fantasy | Ibert: | Impromptu | Kagel: | Old/New (study for solo trumpet) | Ligeti: | Die große Schildkröten-Fanfare vom Südchinesischen Meer | Loeillet: | Sonata in D, Op. 3, No. 9 | Marcello, A: | Concerto in D minor for Trumpet (orig. oboe), strings & continuo | Martini, G B: | Toccata | Mendelssohn: | Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67 No. 4 in C 'The Bee's Wedding' ('Spinning Song') (arr.Hardenberger / Pöntinen) | Pöntinen, R: | The Girl from Brazil | Reger: | Romanze (arr.Piguet) | Stamitz, J: | Trumpet Concerto in D (reconstr.Boustead; cadenzas Hardenberger) | Takemitsu: | Paths (In Memoriam Witold Lutoslawski) | Telemann: | Heroic Music | Thomson, V: | At the Beach | Tisné: | Emotion | Torelli: | Sonata in D for Trumpet, strings & continuo | Vivaldi: | Concerto for 2 Trumpets, Strings and Continuo in C, R.537 | Viviani: | Sonata prima for Trumpet and Continuo | Waldteufel: | Pluie d'étoiles (arr.Hardenberger / Pöntinen) | Watkins, M B: | La mort de l'aigle for solo trumpet in C composed for Håkan Hardenberger) | Weide: | My Love is like a Red, red Rose |
Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), Simon Preston (organ), Roland Pöntinen (piano) & Peter Solomon (piano) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Recorded 1986-1994 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Netherlands Chamber Choir, Schönberg Ensemble Amsterdam, Reinbert de Leeuw “The three contrasting works on this vibrant disc combine drama, wit, lyricism and a wealth of instrumental and vocal colour. Although these are amongst Kagel's most recent works, the performances are thoroughly honed and utterly gripping.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Margaret Chalker (soprano), Roland Hermann (baritone), Martyn Hill (tenor), Romain Bischoff (baritone) & Wout Oosterkamp (bass) Gulbenkian Chorus, Lisbon & Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mauricio Kagel | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Mauricio Kagel Edition
| | Pandorasbox,Tango alemán, Bestiarium Kagel sings Tango, plays bandoneon and performs as a bird! Hörspiel, Ein Aufnahmezustand /Radiophonic Art recording, manipulation and collage of sounds, music, conversation made
in a radio studio with all the mics open Ludwig van- (Bonus DVD). A cinematic report directed by Mauricio Kagel
The year 1970, Beethoven returns to his home town, Bonn and his house
in the year of his 200th birthday.A wondrous b/w 35mm film. |
Numbered Ltd Edition of 3,000 Worldwide 2CDs +DVD " The latest instalment in Winter & Winter's Mauricio Kagel Edition is a beautifully packaged 75th-birthday tribute to the anarchic Argentinian-born composer… a wonderful reminder of how fresh and unique Kagel's place in the history of music in the last half-century is." The Guardian | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, Clark Rundell | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Schönberg Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2008
Gramophone Magazine
