Pole 1,Pole,Matador Records,Ambient Techno,Dance Music,Electronica,Experimental Dub,Experimental Techno,Glitch,IDM,Pop,Techno
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Written and produced by Jeremy Siepmann, this audio-bio not only tells the strange story of Chopin's life but also includes generous examples of his music, drawn from the bottomless pit of Naxos musical CDs. An excellent idea was to use actors for the voices of Chopin (Anton Lesser), George Sand and other females in his life (Elaine Claxton and Karen Archer), and other male acquaintances (Neville Jason). It is the kind of reading that would fascinate even if the work were fictional.
His letters are particularly fascinating, especially as they are read dramatically by the small cast; and one would rather hear about all his faults--physical and psychological--from people who knew him well. Perhaps his strange epistolary relationship with his Titus is dwelt upon a bit too much, but such are the times (then and now).
My only criticism in a negative direction is the length of the musical examples. I do not really think the entire "Revolutionary Etude" had to be played or the entire "Funeral March"; a minute or two with a fadeout would have been fine, especially on repeated hearings where one wants the facts. Nevertheless, highly recommended.
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- Dare I say funky, dare I say sexy?!
- dripping water upside down dub
- Moody, relaxing dub with a twist
- This is not a cd.
- it's like exploring a new world
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Pole
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ASIN: B00000GBR4
Release Date: 1999-02-23 |
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Shy Berliner Stefan Betke has concocted a strikingly sui generis sound around the crackle of a broken Pole-Waldorff filter and disruptive digitized static compressed and set atop bobbing bass lines like clumps of powder afloat in a boundless sea of echo. Betke's music is bonded by gorgeous analogue melodies; light, rattling dance beats; and dub-style undercurrents. This last element is the key to Pole, as Betke approximates the buoyant, bouncy feel of classic dub with digital effects very different from the studio trickery associated with dub's Jamaican progenitors. Only vinyl, where the filter static can be indistinguishable from the subtle disruptions wrought by dust and surface scuffs, does justice to Pole's ingenuity. The original joke is somewhat lost on CD, since those crackles seem like less of an aberration than, say, Oval's terminal glitches. But CD 1 is still vital in any format, Pole's digi-dub a singular and magnificent herald of things to come. --Gil Gershman
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Dare I say funky, dare I say sexy?!.......2004-02-04
Being a bit of an Oval fan, I was keen to dip the toe in the Pole waters. This is an amazingly funky little click/cut/pop/glitch album. The warm and charming minimalism is a welcome change from some of the more 'middle of the road' glitch style, but it often also has a bit of a 'tongue-in-cheek' approach - tracks 7 to 9 'Fremd', 'Paula' and 'Fliegen' are good examples of this.
This is a great little album to have on in the background, but equally deserves an attentive listen. Like the track 'Do While' on Oval's '94 Diskont' (a current fave CD), these 9 tracks don't waste a moment of their duration. From go to whoa, this is a winner! A must in every 'weird electronica' collection.
dripping water upside down dub.......2002-01-11
Just picked up this disc. As a dub fiend I was intrigued by the description on the cover of the cd.
"CD1 reverses the dimensions of dub by submerging the rythms and allowing his static 'n' hiss to take the lead... The spectral dub emanating from Pole is a giant leap forward for reggae's impurists." -Mixmag
I guess that and have heard Pole's remix of Fauna Flash's "Tel Aviv" track on Compost 100, I like Fauna Flash a lot, gave me the ok to pick up this disc. At first I was like what did I buy? After a while it became very medative, and now I dig it. It is a bit out there but I recommend it. It sounds like a soundtrack to a futuristic abstract space thriller with an elusive plot. If you like this try to get Koss on the fledgling sound of speed label. I dont know how available that one is, I picked it up in Tokyo last spring.
Have Fun and Space Out in a serious way!
Moody, relaxing dub with a twist.......2000-11-13
I have to admit that when I first tried this album at a record store, I did not like it. See, this is not hurried music, and it takes a good listen to understand what Pole is doing. Once I was able to sample it online, then buy a copy and immerse myself in it at home, I realized that this is excellent music.
The first thing you will notice about this album is the "static." Pole's innovative use of a broken filter produces a noise that keeps each track sharp, with fluttery pops and clicks peppered on top of the dub style rhythms. Then you will hear the underlying dub beats that give a solid foundation to what would otherwise be purely experimental sounds. The album is deeply relaxing because of the bass melodies that center on a calm but lively tempo.
If you want some smart electronic music that can be used equally well for serene background music or deep listening, then Pole will not disappoint.
This is not a cd........2000-07-06
Ok, this is not a cd. This is a frustration. I like this cd...I like it a whole lot, in fact. The problem with this album comes when I don't think enough when listening to Pole. If I space out (which comes very easy with this album) I loose it. I have to think very hard in order to bring all the elements together (much as you might be doing with this review) in order to take anything away with me when this album spins in my cd player. It is a musical test. See if you can figure it out...you will not be sorry you did.
it's like exploring a new world.......2000-06-08
The legend behind the sparse, crackly minimalism of Stefan Betke's music as Pole is that one day, he dropped his Waldorf 4 Pole filter, and caused it to create unintentional noise. However, it turned out to be the "sound he was looking for."
Pole's CD1 (or LP1 if you've got the vinyl) is intentionally influenced by Jamaican dub. Yet Pole is unlike any dub, or any music at all, that you've ever heard. Pole creates extremely stark, extremely soothing music built around two important elements. One is the bass, where the dub influence is most apparent. These are beautiful low tones that Lee Perry would be proud of. Two is rhythms based on static (created by his defective filter). There are no drums. Though there are various other musics and sounds that, like dub, come in and out of the mix, it is the combination of the bass and static that give Pole such a unique and relaxing feel.
Though one can classify Pole as minimal, Pole is unlike much minimalist electronic music in that he sets a very enticing, dark mood, and forces it to hold your attention for the entire length of the album. Even though this album can be listened to as background music, subconsciously your mind is aware of Pole, and it affects you. Songs flow into each other, making the 9 tracks feel like one metamorphizing unit. 'Flagen,' the busiest song, is the best example of his static-based rhythms; my personal favorite is the haunting 'Paula.'
Though one could argue that all these songs sound the same, no one could argue that they sound like anyone else. Influenced by dub, Pole merely uses it as a platform, an idea to meld with his own music. While his second release, CD2, has more rhythms akin to traditional dub and therefore may be more accessible, CD1 is world you've never explored. And you should.
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Russian Opera Arias
Kowalski , Schalajewa , Jurowski , and Sofia Phil Orch
Manufacturer: Capriccio
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ASIN: B00006AWFE
Release Date: 2002-07-16 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Duett Daphnis Und Chloe 'Moj Milenkij Druzhok'
- Lied Des Fiodor, 2. Akt 'Popinka Nash...'
- Rezitativ Und Arie Des Wanja, 4. Akt 'Bednyj Kon' V Pole Pal...'
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- Szene Und Arie Des Ratmir 'I Zahr, I Snoj Ssmenila Notchi Ten'
- Vorspiel 1. Akt
- Szene Schneeflockchen - Lehl 'Sdorovo, Lehl Prigozhij, Gosstem Bud'
- Zweites Lied Des Lehl 'Kak Po Lessu Less Scchumit'
- Romanze Des Ratmir 'Ona Mne Zhisn', Ona Mne Radosst'
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Along Gypsy Trails
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ASIN: B000005FWW
Release Date: 2006-08-08 |
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- Intro & Hungaria - Blain Mathe
- Memories Of Buda - Blain Mathe
- Countess Maritza: Sing Gypsy, Play Gypsy - Susanne Laszlo
- Folk Song-Dance - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Folk Song-Dance - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Folk Song-Dance - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- It Was In Maytime - Leopoldine Tischler
- Agnes - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Ti-La-La - Leopoldine Tischler
- A Country Dance - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- The Spinners - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Now I Go To The Well - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Secret Love - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Must I Then - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Dear Little Grandmother - Leopoldine Tischler
- The Three Rascals - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Good Evening - The Scandinavian Male Qt
- A Medley Of Five Traditional Swedish Airs - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- As The Star - The Scandinavian Male Qt
- Romance in G, Op.26 - Blain Mathe
- Pole On The Hill - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Go Fetch The Water - The Scandinavian Male Qt
- An Old Folk Tune - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- The Heart Of The Bullfighter - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Andalucia - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- A Shabies - Isabela Alonso
- Randena Malaguena - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Ballade To A Bullfight - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Maravilla - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Eyes Of Turquoise Blue - Isabela Alonso
- Tarantella - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Neapolitan Ser - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- War Dance - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Lament - Isabela Alonso
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- Tamed (Samba) - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Ranchera (Polka) - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- La Pampa (Tango) - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Rodrigues Pena (Tango) - Leon Zuckert/CBC Orch
- Pieza Melancolica - Ofra Harnoy/Patricia Parr
- How Sweet (Russian Romance) - Irene Andrian
- The Quetico Ste: Exc - Toronto Sym/Walter Susskind
- Impressions Of Tenerife: Trip To Santa Cruz - Orch Sym De Tenerife/Armando Alfonso
- Impressions Of Tenerife: Shepherd's Sadness - Rivka Golani/Patricia Parr
- The Three Brave Snowflakes: Exc - Suzanne Shulman/Joseph Peleg/Valery Tryon
- Doina (Romanian Fant) - Nat Shevchenko Orch/Alexander Veprinsky
- In The Gleam Of Northern Lights: La Fete Au Sucre - Nat Shevchenko Chor/Andrew Markow
- Arabesca - Robert Feuerstein
- Indian Lullaby - Anya Sharon/Patricia Parr
- N'ilah - Ofra Harnoy
- Gypsy Air - Sophia Romanko
- Dance Tzigane - 'Pedro'
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Composer/conductor León Zuckert was well known across the U.S. and Canada in the 1930s and 1940s through his long-running weekly radio broadcasts. This set offers highlights from his show, and performances of his compositions by various famous artists.
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Siepmann: The Life and Works of Chopin
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ASIN: B00005JCIK
Release Date: 2001-05-15 |
Tracks:
- Chopin And The Soul Of The Piano
- Music: Berceuse, Op.57
- Chopin The Pole
- Music: Polonaise In G Minor
- Early Education
- Music: Variations On A German Air
- Encounters With The Polish Peasantry
- Music: Mazurka in G
- Chopin As Industrious Pupil
- Music: Sonata In C minor (Opening)
- He Finds His True Voice As A Composer
- Music: Rondo A La Mazur, Op.5
- The Fun-Loving Teenager
- Music: Ecossaise, Op.72, No.3
- Onset Of Illness And The Death Of A Sister
- Music: Nocturne In E Minor
- 'Hats Off, Gentlemen! A Genius!'
- Music: Variations On 'La Ci Darem La Mano', Op.2
- The Influence Of Paganini
- Music: Souvenir De Paganini
- The First Etudes
- Music: Etude In C Sharp Minor, Op.10, No.4
- Success In Vienna
- Music: Nocturne In C Sharp Minor
- Chopin In Love
- Music: Polonaise For Cello And Piano
- Stagnation, Celebrity And The First Concerto
- Music: Concerto In F Minor, Op.21
- Return Of Vitality And Inspiration
- Music: Concerto In E Minor, Op.11
- Farewells And The Final Departure From Poland
Tracks:
- Europe And Chopin In Crisis
- Music: Scherzo No.1 In B Minor
- Arrival In Paris
- Music: Waltz In E Flat, Op.18
- Paris, Politics, Poles And Performance
- Music: Impromptu In A Flat, Op.29
- Chopin And The Opera
- Music: Andante Spianato, Op.22
- Chopin And Kalkbrenner
- Music: Etude In G Flat, Op.10, No.5
- The Cholera Epidemic; The Fashionable Teacher
- Music: Etude In C Minor, Op.10, No.12, The 'Revolutionary'
- Teaching In Earnest
- Music: Etude In A Minor, Op.25, No.4
- 'Souplesse Avant Tout!'
- Music: Nocturne In B Flat Minor, Op.9, No.1
Tracks:
- The Wodzinska Affair
- Music: Nocturne In B Major, Op.32, No.1
- 'An Elegant, Pale, Sad Young Man'
- Music: Nocturne In D Flat, Op.27, No.2
- George Sand And A Majorcan Winter
- Music: Preludes, Op.28
- Misanthropy, Hypocrisy And Prejudice
- Music: Mazurkas
- At Nohant: An Idyllic And Creative Summer
- Music: Impromptu In F#
- The Idyll Continues
- Music: Sonata In B Flat minor - Funeral March And Finale
Tracks:
- The Return To Paris
- Music: Ballade No.4 In F Minor
- Chopin Grows Moody, Petulant And Volatile
- Music: Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58 - Finale
- Failing Health And Mounting Tensions
- Music: Barcarolle, Op.60
- The Break With Sand/Illness/London
- Music: Prelude In F Sharp, Op.28, No.8
- Scotland, London, Paris; Decline And Death
- Music: Polonaise In A Flat, Op.53
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Songs of Aleksandr Grechaninov
Manufacturer: Bridge
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0001LJC2U
Release Date: 2004-03-30 |
Tracks:
- Snowflakes
- Pussy Willows
- About the Little Calf
- In the Forest
- Tom Thumb
- Gnomes
- Night, Op. 47, #7
- Frost
- Snowdrops
- The Song of the Fairy
- With a Sharp Pole-Ax
- Lullaby, Op. 7, #4
- Night, Op. 5, #2
- She Was Yours
- Lullaby, Op. 1, #5
- The Collector of the Bell
- Evening, Op. 20, #1
- Night, Op. 20, #3
- I Love You
- And I Dreamed of a Faraway Land
- In the Evenings, in the Hours of Sad Dreams
- Cat
- The First Snow
- Auntie Agashka
- Prayer
- Flower
- Youth, Bitterly Weeping
- To a Cupbearer
- Evening, Op. 97, #6
- The Rosy Reflection of Sunset
- The Speckled Hen
- Lullaby, Op. 84, #3
- Tari-tari
Album Description
Songs of Grechaninov (BRIDGE 9142), with soprano Georgine Resick accompanied by pianist Warren Jones.
This disc presents thirty-three songs by the Russian born Aleksandr Grechaninov (1864-1956). The performances (sung in Russian) sample a broad range of Grechaninov's work, from children's songs (Snowflakes) to the Russian National School; and from Impressionist/Symbolist influenced works to songs based on Folk texts. Georgine Resick is a protegée of the late George London. Renowned for her Mozart and Strauss interpretations, she has sung a wide variety of leading roles with the Vienna State Opera, the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Paris Opera, and the Houston Grand Opera. Warren Jones has been the distinguished accompanist for Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kathleen Battle, and many other leading vocalists of our time.
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Oddities & Eggcentricities, Vol. 1
The McRackins
Manufacturer: Stiff Pole
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ASIN: B0000020W4
Release Date: 1997-05-20 |
Tracks:
- Day's Of The Week
- Fraidy Doo
- Surrender
- It's Raining
- Pee Pee Dance
- Runnin
- Puppy Mill
- Love Is Alright Tonight
- Chowderhead
- Cuts Like A Knife
- Lost In America
- Perfect World
- Pillow Talk
- Dr. Giggles
- Bologna
- I Hate My Job
- Misfits In Paradise
- Ya, No, Maybe
- I Stand Tall
- Filup's So Bitter
- Pop Tart
- Egghead
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Oddities & Eggcentricities, Vol. 1
The McRackins
Manufacturer: Stiff Pole Records
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00006AWBM
Release Date: 1998-07-07 |
Tracks:
- Days of the Week
- Fraidy Doo
- Surrender
- It's Raining
- Pee Pee Dance
- Runnin
- Puppy Mill
- Love Is Alright Tonite
- Chowderhead
- Cuts Like a Knife
- Lost in America
- Perfect World
- Pillow Talk
- Dr. Giggles
- Bologna
- I Hate My Job
- Misfits in Paradise
- Ya, No Maybe
- I Stand Tall
- Filups' So Bitter
- Pop Tart
- Egghead
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Oddities & Eggcentricities, Vol. 1
The McRackins
Manufacturer: Stiff Pole
ProductGroup: Music
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General
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ASIN: B00000E8ER
Release Date: 1998-03-24 |
Tracks:
- Days of the Week
- Fraidy Doo
- Surrender
- It's Raining
- Pee Pee Dance
- Runnin
- Puppy Mill
- Love Is Alright Tonite
- Chowderhead
- Cuts Like a Knife
- Lost in America
- Perfect World
- Pillow Talk
- Dr. Giggles
- Bologna
- I Hate My Job
- Misfits in Paradise
- Ya, No Maybe
- I Stand Tall
- Filups' So Bitter
- Pop Tart
- Egghead
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