Search - Edgard Varèse :: The View from the Edge

2009 collection, the follow-up to the successful collection The Complete Works Of Edgard Varese Vol. One. Varese also has a strong sales base in America, mostly by virtue of the association with Frank Zappa, who for years championed the work of this genius who today is regarded now as "The Father Of Electronic Music"; a man that has been described as the Leonardo da Vinci of modern music. 'Arcana' and 'Ionisation' are the composer's key works; two of the most important of the twentieth century. Leonard Bernstein's historic seventeen minute Arcana with The New York Philharmonic is amongst the rarest Varese recordings. The American Percussion Society's vigorous recording of 'Ionisation' has been inexplicably out of print for five decades and the Oliver Messiaen pieces are his first official recordings ever, dating from 1946 & 1947, and orginally released on 78 by Pathe.Both are beautifully performed by a young Yvonne Loriod. Carlos Chavez and Silvestre Revueltas are Mexico's leading twentieth century composers. Their works are relentless and uncompromising, possessing an Indian quality that is also contemporary in spirit. Toccata is for percussion only while Revueltas' thrilling Sensemaya is the premiere recording made by Leopold Stokowski in 1947