Conlon Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano (The Original 1750 Arch Recordings) (4 Volume Set, 2008)

Posted By : peachfuzz | Date : 02 Jul 2009 10:37:25 | Comments : 9 |

Conlon Nancarrow - Studies for Player Piano (The Original 1750 Arch Recordings) (4 Volume Set, 2008)
Classical | EAC (APE, CUE & LOG) | 852 MB

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All Music Guide
Other Minds Records presents the definitive recording of Conlon Nancarrow’s Studies for Player Piano, originally released on LP by 1750 Arch Records, newly remastered in spectacular sound, representing the most faithful reproduction of what Nancarrow heard in his own studio. This is the only available recording utilizing Nancarrow’s original instruments: two 1927 Ampico player pianos, one with metal-covered felt hammers and the other with leather strips on the hammers. Nancarrow's Studies is a cycle of work unique in many respects, not the least being its seeming indivisibility from itself. As the primary text of the music is a hand-punched piano roll intended to be played on specific, Ampico model player pianos, it does not lead to a wide range of options in terms of interpretation. As such, with such narrow parameters, one might think that all compact disc representations of Nancarrow's player piano music are created equal, but they are not so. This particular recording stems from master tapes made in Mexico City for release on the 1750 Arch label in the 1970s and '80s, with Nancarrow's own specially retrofitted pianos, in Nancarrow's studio, and with the composer himself picking tempos and working with producer Charles Amirkhanian to achieve ideal results. These recordings were considered state of the art at the time and still sound great, and can certainly be considered definitive. While the differences might be slight, they are still significant, particularly in regard to tempo choices, which can either make or break this music, and breaking it isn't hard to do at all. Hearing them played back on Nancarrow's pianos also affords an additional layer of articulation missing from many reproductions; one of Nancarrow's pianos was fitted with metal hammers, resulting a clattery sense of attack, whereas the other had hammers covered with leather strips for a more mellow sound. Make no mistake about it: the Other Minds set truly represents what Nancarrow himself wanted you to hear when it came to his player piano music, and he did have very specific ideas about that.

—Uncle Dave Lewis

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Tracklist

Volume One (Disc 1)

Volume Two (Disc 2)

Volume Three (Disc 3)

Volume Four (Disc 4)

Other Minds Records: OM CD 1012/1015-2

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Posted By: morover Date: 02 Jul 2009 12:53:01

wow...!!! great share, thanks a lot!!!

Posted By: CioCio Date: 02 Jul 2009 13:50:36

I had heard about the recordings on those LPs and now it's wonderful they're shared for CD. Thanks!

Posted By: PianoCanto Date: 02 Jul 2009 21:07:11

I listened to the first CD, nice un-harsh sound. Thank you very much!

Posted By: ooliver Date: 03 Jul 2009 14:24:40

To resume if I've well understood:
this Minds Records edition is a remaster of the Wergo LP/CD registered on 1988 at Conlon Nancarrow's Mexico City studio, using the composer's own custom-altered 1927 Ampico reproducing piano (equal to 1750 Arch Recordings?). All the previous Wergo 1990 LP's edition where uploaded by peachfuzz on 2007 and all the Wergo 1999 CD's edition by CioCio on 2008, on Avax of course.
I've not yet listened, but why the Wergo 1999 is a set of 5 CD and this one only of 4 (probably a rearrangement of tracks)?

BTW thanks a lot, peach, for sharing this new "spectacular sound" edition.

Perhaps is risible, but what is the thinking about an hypothetical up-to-date & organized index of what is available on avax for the avantgarde community?

Posted By: udave Date: 07 Jul 2009 16:58:05

No no, that's not what I meant at all. The Other Minds CD is an entirely different recording from the Wergo set; it was made earlier and Nancarrow himself had a little more input on the 1750 Arch set than on the Wergo in the handling of the players, miking and some other aspects of the project that make a difference. The Wergo is longer by virtue of including Studies Nos. 42-50; a diehard Nancarrow fan would have both sets. You might like to also try Other Minds' "Lost Works, Last Works" for a little more of Nancarrow not on either release.

Posted By: ooliver Date: 08 Jul 2009 07:25:37

@udave: Thanks for this clarification!

Posted By: musiclassic Date: 25 Aug 2009 10:05:27

Thank you very much. I remember that older posted version. I'd like to compare both!

Posted By: JoMaBo Date: 15 May 2010 06:36:10

Files all corrupt and with damaged archives

Posted By: berlinerpunk Date: 23 Dec 2010 16:50:56

thanks peachfuzz!!!! i see no corrupt files here.... but i would love to see the whole booklet

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