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Giacinto Scelsi, Kristi Becker
Giacinto Scelsi: Chamber Works for Flute & Piano
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Hyxos: I. Tranquillo - Carin Levine/Edith Salmen
2. Hyxos: II. Con Moto - Carin Levine/Edith Salmen
3. Hyxos: III. Tranquillo - Carin Levine/Edith Salmen
4. Pwyll - Carin Levine
5. Cinque Incantesimi: I. Deciso Imperioso - Kristi Becker
6. Cinque Incantesimi: II. Presto (Wild And Strident) - Kristi Becker
7. Cinque Incantesimi: III. Agitato - Kristi Becker
8. Cinque Incantesimi: IV. Lento (Misterioso, Sopran Naturale) - Kristi Becker
9. Cinque Incantesimi: V. Wild And Strident - Kristi Becker
10. Rucke Di Guck: I. - Carin Levine/Peter Veale
11. Rucke Di Guck: II. - Carin Levine/Peter Veale
12. Rucke Di Guck: III. - Carin Levine/Peter Veale
13. Quays - Carin Levine
14. Quattro Illustrazioni: Shesha-Shayi Vishnu - Carin Levine/Kristi Becker/Peter Veale/Edith Salmen
15. Quattro Illustrazioni: Varaha-Avatara - Carin Levine/Kristi Becker/Peter Veale/Edith Salmen
16. Quattro Illustrazioni: Rama-Avatara - Carin Levine/Kristi Becker/Peter Veale/Edith Salmen
17. Quattro Illustrazioni: Krishna-Avatara - Carin Levine/Kristi Becker/Peter Veale/Edith Salmen
18. Krishna E Radha - Giacinto Scelsi

CD Details

All Artists: Giacinto Scelsi, Kristi Becker
Title: Giacinto Scelsi: Chamber Works for Flute & Piano
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 8/25/1998
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Reeds & Winds, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 761203934027

Synopsis

Amazon.com

For the first time, we can hear Giacinto Scelsi playing piano! It's short (3:51) and the recording quality substandard, but Scelsi's improvisation with Carin Levine, Krishna e Radha, gives a window into the mind of one of the greats--that until now we could only hear through the veils of transcription and composition. The other premiere is Quays, for alto flute (1954). Levine has made her mark in the avant of avant-garde flute. The remaining pieces here have all been recorded at least twice already. Kristi Becker gives welcomed new perspectives on the piano works Five Incantations and Four Illustrations. --Robert Regile

CD Reviews

Nice sample of Scelsi's mid period.

J. Shapiro | Holland, OH United States | 01/25/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This cd plays well, and is a welcome addition to any collection. The compositions are all from the '50s when Scelsi was searching and begining to arrive at his greatness. His interest in oriental, Egyptian, and even Gaelic(!) mythology is noted on this disc. Some gems here. Rucke di guck is a tour de force of intense, highly interactive dialog for flute,pic.and oboe. This fantastic piece has also been arranged for sax, and can be great that way also. The piano pieces here display a surpisingly tough,rugged approach at times.
As a bonus, a recorded improvisation of Scelsi, aged 81 at the piano joined by Levine on flute. Abstract, enigmatic, beautiful. My only reservation with this disc is a sense of a little too much warmth and human feeling at times. I would have preferred a more austere and detached approach. Basically, it highlights the link with earlier exoticism a la Debussy, Scriabin, et al., as opposed to a more contempory one, say John Cage for example. It is a minor defect, that doesn't distract too much. The disc is a keeper, and I am tempted to give 5 stars, but I am really excited about the Arditti double disc on Montaigne that just came out!"

In doubt

György Marosi | Budapest | 06/02/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

""...piano works Five Incantations and Four Illustrations" and three for Frustrations.

Sorry...Except in live jazz I don't really trust composers not writing scores (like Gurdjieff, Scelsi at al.)"