Recorded in New York City in 1950. 'Density 21.5' on May 11 at Rachmaninoff Society; 'Ionisation' on May 21 at Greenwich House Music School; 'Octandre' and 'Intégrales' on June 21 at The Mannes College of Music. The EMS album (401) containing the above selections was first released on October 1st, 1950.
ThIs is not the original music. It has the same picture but these are different performances. The original performance of this music was supervised by Edgard Varese himself. He was in the studio when those other recording were made. These versions are OK. But the other record was better. This version of Ionisation does not compare to the other one supervised by Vareses!!! That version made the hair on my arms stand up. From some reason after listening to the original recording for 20 years, these versions just do not compare. Those who have heard the original recordings of these songs supervised by Varese know what I mean. His supervision of the recordings gave them an intensity that these lack.
it would be great to hear them...i'm assuming they are not on youtube? or if so do you know of any links? i would be very much interested in hearing them.
found this...ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iRlCnMKa2bU.html reminds me of every star trek and or twilight zone i ever saw..HA fond memories!
@@chuckthebull Yes I did find those recordings. Type in Octandre Frederic Waldman NY Wind Ensemble. They're all in Mono but you will hear how intense it is compared to the later recordings.
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I am sure Frank Zappas brain was upside down and backwards in his skull. I do like a dozen of his albums. Zoot Allures is my favorite album. Frank said he hated Zoot Allures and only did it to fulfil a record contract. He owed the company 1 more album. Yes I like a dozen of Zappas albums, but there are many more that I can't even listen to. Before his death Frank was asked how he would like to be remembered. He said he didn't care. Some of Edgard's music is okay. Some of it, I can't stand.