Bonjour Sorry to sidetrack from the 'bookshelf, shit or not' thread (hey it's true, sarcasm doesn't translate well to print) but as all the tracks from Cartoon/S&M exist on other albums; which versions do folks prefer? Do they vary greatly and give hints as to the level of improvisation inherent in the peice. Of particular interest are The Dead Man and Momento Mori. Was only joking with my opening line. I've enjoyed that threads morph into discussion of what makes art and the artistic process. I feel a purpose or function of art is to captivate enthrall or at least alter one's perception. After early listenings to Zorn's game pieces I 'discovered' the beautiful music in birdsong interspersed with traffic sounds (it was quite an epiphany) and thus became art. I don't always percieve traffic as art however. I've also been to plenty of gigs that I did not percieve as any form of art but rather a waste of my time. I realise that by this definition drinking a bottle of scotch creates art,but I don't entirely disagree with that( the statement I mean, not the binge drinking) So if music plays in the forest and no one hears it........ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers!
on 7/29/04 5:16 PM, Shane Brady at dynom8@yahoo.com wrote: So if music plays in the forest and no one hears it........ ... it's probably something interesting. skip h
Hi, --- Shane Brady <dynom8@yahoo.com> escribió:
Bonjour
Sorry to sidetrack from the 'bookshelf, shit or not' thread (hey it's true, sarcasm doesn't translate well to print) but as all the tracks from Cartoon/S&M exist on other albums; which versions do folks prefer?
This is so subjective that you'll probably get twenty different opinions but I'll try. With regards to "Cat O'Nine Tails" I prefer the Kronos Quartet version on "Short Stories". It's rawer than the one that appeared in "The String Quartets", imho, much more twisted, fast and radically performed. The fact that this was the first one I heard could play some role here though. I prefer the version of "For Your Eyes Only" from "Cartoon/S&M" to the one in "Angelus Novus". I also find it more energic and even more hilarious. I feel that the sound quality is a bit strange (echo) if I remember correctly, but other than that, it's one of my favorite Zorn pieces ever (sorry about that description it's too early... "energic and hilarious", right towards the Pulitzer!) Every "Kol Nidre" piece is worth a listen, imho. It's a wonderful piece in itself, so even The Shaggs would come up with something decent. In any event, I'll stick with the string versions instead of the clarinet one. "KN" has a very powerful spiritual quality to it that I always compare with Arvo Pärt's "Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten", which is one of the most moving pieces I've heard in my life. I'm rambling... I also heard the Bar Kokhba sextet perform this piece in some bootleg, which was a nice surprise in the middle of the regular repertoire of the band. Do they vary greatly and give hints as
to the level of improvisation inherent in the peice. Of particular interest are The Dead Man and Momento Mori.
I read this too late. These are two pieces that I find extremely complex and I have never really grasped them, or at least not in a way that allows me to make comparisons. Best, Efrén del Valle n.p: Tim Berne "Souls. savedhear" (Thirsty Ear) ______________________________________________ Yahoo! lanza su nueva tecnologÃa de búsquedas ¿te atreves a comparar? http://www.viralbusquedas.yahoo.es
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