28 August 2016

IANNIS XENAKIS "KRAANERG" (ERATO, 1968-69)



This is the recording of  "Kraanerg's" premiere.
Although the composition is a continous piece of music I've post it each LP side separately.
So you have four files...

...for more information go to Wikipedia



Kraanerg Musique Pour Orchestre Et Bande Magnétique
[Musique de ballet pour orchestre et bande magnétique 4 pistes :
1(pic).1.2(clpic, clCB).1(cbn)-2.2.2.0, crd (3.3.2.2.2 ou multiple)]

Marius Constant, conductor
Ensemble Ars Nova De L'O.R.T.F.

Recorded June 2, 1969 Ottawa, Inauguration du National Arts Centre, National Ballet Guild of Canada
- the rehearsal began in April 1969.

Erato  STU 70527/28 (vinyl rip)

Originally available with the LP box "XENAKIS" (Erato STU 70526/27/28/29/30), 1969.

Kraanerg is a composition for 23 instruments and 4-channel analog tape composed by Iannis Xenakis, originally for a ballet with choreography by Roland Petit and set design by Victor Vasarely. It was created for the grand opening of the Canadian National Arts Centre in Ottawa, which was originally to coincide with Expo 67 but was delayed to 1969.


As the LP was part of a box set there's no cover - I've simply added the red letters to the box' front pic for a start...
...only after uploading I've discovered one nasty audible crack on side D.....

10 comments:

Ernst Grgo Nebhuth said...

1fichier

Alan Burns said...

Thank you so much for posting this! Wondered if I'd ever get to hear the original Kraanerg, as there didn't seem to be the appetite to reissue it (unlike everything else in the 5LP box). This is pretty much the Xenakis holy grail. Thanks again.

wightdj said...

Looks good, thanks Ernst!

francisco santos said...

BIG THX!...

Anonymous said...

Thank you for this!

Anonymous said...

thank you Ernst... i have most of Xenakis's Erato LPs , but not this great version of Kraanerg!

Anonymous said...

I did not realize this was recorded in Canada so as a Canadian this is a double find. Many thanks.

-Brian

arnold paole said...

BRAVO !!

Deocliciano Okssipin Vieira, aka Ochyming said...

Thank you, Very much?!

Brewing Luminous said...

Thanks!