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Terry Riley: In C
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0713746243227
Format: Single
Label: Cantaloupe
Manufacturer: Cantaloupe
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Cantaloupe
Release Date: 2001-09-11
Studio: Cantaloupe
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Customer reviews of Terry Riley: In C
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Customer Rating:  
Summary: Underwhelmed
Comment: I think that this CD is a good effort but there are far too many essential musical elements missing to call this a "stellar performance." One of the most vital parts about performing this work is a coherent understanding of how each section will be interpreted as an ensemble. In this version each performer seems to be in his (or her) own world regarding tone, colour, articulation, which flourishes to use, whether or not to add a jazzy flair, and even the pitch centre (which is not an option when playing with percussion). All of this combines to a dull yet oppressive listening experience. I love bang on a can, but I am shocked that this CD has received such great reviews. Perhaps my 'problem' is that I heard the epic Paul Hillier recording of this piece before this one, but I still can't bring myself to believe that this is a good quality performance.
I can think of no better version to buy if you want to hear extremely out of tune violin and cello, inappropriate and tasteless guitar meddling and deeply disturbing mandolin interjections.
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Summary: In C: You never forget your first girl
Comment: (Never mind that the America-market tagline is from St. Pauli Beer, and when they came up with it, they were no doubt laughing themselves silly because St. Pauli is the red light district of Hamburg.)
Never mind all that, because "In C" is one of the very few musical pieces that will still be regularly played in the year 3000. The score is a single page of scribbles. When that page is put in front of 57, or 30, or 96 musicians, and they dive in, it allows us, when we listen...
...to directly understand part of our place in the Universe.
Here is a group of closely-crowded egotistical people with problems, warts, compromises, mortgages, divorces, inappropriate lusts, intestinal problems, attitudes, fears, hopes. You and I probably wouldn't much enjoy their company. Some are probably aggressive enough to cut you off in traffic and give you the finger. Meanwhile, they are all looking at the same page of scribbles, communicating seamlessly with each other, and creating the closest thing to the Music of the Spheres that has ever been heard on this Earth.
How are we, as a race, capable of doing this thing? Communicating in this way? I wrote a review of the original recording that I poncily titled: "From What Mystical Grammar Springs This?" The phrase has since been stolen by many Riley-appreciation sites. I don't mind, but the question is real.
30, 60, 90 people looking at one sheet of paper and individually banging away on their musical typewriters for 30, 60, 90 minutes, and what they create is more profound, and is more beautiful, than Shakespeare at his best? Yes.
OK: It's a difficult piece to appreciate. Some of my brightest music-loving friends have recoiled in horror, but all it needs is a truly open mind. (I freely admit that a few hits of decent ganga doesn't hurt, either, but it's not necessary.)
But this is a review of Bang on a Can's version, not the original. Let's get back to my title: "You never forget your first Girl." I was astonished, almost immobile for several days, upon hearing the original recording. I've since collected all of them, including the rather rigid one from the Chinese film orchestra. Some are just wonderful, like the 25th Anniversary version, but you never forget your first girl. If this version becomes your first girl, then so be it. After all, it's just Life, the Universe, and Everything.
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Summary: WOW!! This version is beautiful in sonority and timbre and
Comment: in the energy of the performance. I've had the original recording for a long time, and have enjoyed it as the first "definitive" sound of the piece. But this Bang On A Can version brings out the real inner beauty of the piece. WIth fewer musicians, and such diverse instrumentation, the individual lines stand out clearly while still blending into the overall mix and wash of sound.I just listened to this for the first time and I am in total rapture from it. All I can say is WOW. This is an excellent recording of In C, not to be missed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good, very good, and it varies
Comment: This is a good rendition of In C. There are so many different versions played by so many very different groups whose approaches vary greatly. Each performance has its "moments". There are a great many "moments" on this album, to be sure. You can pick your favorites too, after a few listenings. There is so very much going on during this recording. Your favorites might even start to vary. Thumbs up to Bang on a Can! If you like this one, check out the Shanghai Film Orchestra Version. Bang on a Can ought to record Olson III.
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Summary: It will leave you speechless.
Comment: Something that has always struck me about In C is that it is, at its core, all about the joy of making music. I do not know whether this was Riley's intention or not. Nevertheless, no other recording captures that element so energetically and resoundingly as Bang on a Can's performance.From the very start, it is obvious this is going to be a very different experience than what fans might expect. The first thing that caught my attention, and made me smile, was the piano in there playing parts instead of being relegated to its usual position as an expensive metronome. This version seems also to have many more crescendos and decrescendos during its forty-five minute length. It is so much fun to listen to one instrument suddenly give rise a powerful presence and the others build around the base, then peel off into their own tangents. It is like a great swelling and ebbing of chaotic tides. I smiled as, like old friends, I heard familiar melodies bursting forth in new ways. As another person put it, this recording makes the listener feel happy to be alive, especially if they find joy in music. I would also go so far to suggest that those who are new to In C might find this a better place to start than the classic renditions. They all have their own strengths. However, something about the richness and sizzling energy mixed with effortless delicacy and foreboding in BoaC's version makes the composition extremely accessible, despite its decidedly experimental basis. Since I found this disc three days ago, I have already listened to it countless times. Sometimes focusing on the pounding C note is fun, letting everything else flower around it; other times following one or two musicians is fun; or just letting the whole cacophony wash over at once. To the power of the bass, the sizzle of the mandolin, the soaring of the violin, and the dancing of the saxophone-- highly recommended!
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Editorial Reviews:
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In 1964, Terry Riley kicked off a revolution with his landmark piece, "In C" -- inspiring such young composers as Philip Glass and Steve Reich. Now, Bang on a Can reinterprets this minimalist claassic with an explosive combination of instruments from around the globe, propelling this transcendental 60's masterpiece into the future.
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