nancarrow burn scrounge: vols 1&2

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yeh - i got the rest of the wergo volumes before they came out in that box set and there's no way i'm forking out for that just for the first 2. anybody feeling generous. i can always reciprocate burn w/ summat equally unlistenable.

― bob snoom, Sunday, 4 May 2003 10:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I got 'em (I too bought the separate discs before they packaged it all together). Drop me an email!

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Sunday, 4 May 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

really enjoying the one disc that I have.

kyle gann, anyone?

also what do ppl here think about attempts to translate nancarrow's music to ensemble (I'm thinking it would sound like a far more busy, speed-up versh of steve reich?) - kyle ans this q on his blog - there is a rec with ensemble modern where this is attempted.

there's a disc on naxos disc of str quartets - obv the player piano stuff is where its at but is it worth it?

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 22:30 (twenty years ago)

the ensemble modern disc -- they play the sparser pieces, and at a slower tempo. they sound great slow, amazing to hear the lines performed with inflection instead of as pure data overload -- he wrote some incredible, expressive melodies that go by way too quickly sometimes, the EM disc was the first time I actually got to perceive many of the lines -- though I hear them now as well on the Nancarrow versions

so I'm interested if anyone has good things to say about any of the other human recordings.

one thing I really wish would come out again: the original columbia recording of the Nancarrow set (which is represented by volume three of the Wergo / 1750 Arch set). Nancarrow didn't like the close miking and sharp attacks on the piano they used, but I think it sounds fantastic.

― milton parker (Jon L), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)

I wasn't aware that Vol. 3 of the Wergo set was similar / same to the Columbia LP!

― SoHoLa (SoHoLa), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 13:00 (twenty years ago)

you know i haven't listened to nancarrow in AGES!!! he is the best tho. i was never sure if i liked that ensemble modern disc of interpretations - i always like the autistic didactive mechanicitry of the rolls & the joannas. proper musicians playing it classical style kinda stunted the diy appeal for me

― bob snoom, Wednesday, 27 July 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

I definitely prefer listening to the originals as well, but I enjoyed them even more after hearing the EM disc (which I never bought for myself -- it was a loaner & I was fine with listening once)

xpost the Wergo CD adds two extra tracks at the end but otherwise the track sequence is identical to the Columbia LP

― milton parker (Jon L), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

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