Earle Brown Contemporary Sound Series Vol. 5 (3CD Box)
Label: Wergo
Format: CDx3
Genre: Experimental
In stock
"With Earle Brown -- A Life in Music -- Volume 5, Wergo has once again dug up treasures of contemporary music from the 1960s and 1970s. The 3-CD set not only contains one of the first recordings of Charles Ives's 'Concord Sonata by Aloys Kontarsky but is also a testimony to the virtuosity of Severino Gazzelloni who is, without doubt, one of the greatest flutists of the 20th century. In addition, it contains music from the group Sonic Arts Union with the four pioneers of electronic music: David Behrman, Robert Ashley, Alvin Lucier and Gordon Mumma. The 18 LPs of Earle Brown's legendary Contemporary Sound Series, recorded between 1960 and 1973, have become a rarity in great demand since the series was discontinued in 1978. These rare and historically important recordings have been carefully digitized and re-mastered by the Earle Brown Music Foundation." Also features works by Franco Evangelisti, Niccolo Castiglioni, Luciano Berio, Olivier Messiaen and Yoritsune Matsudaira.
Cat. number: WER 6940 2
Year: 2010
Notes: Comes in a box with three CD's in regular jewel case and four booklets contaning liner notes in English, German and French. This set is volume five in a series of six volumes reproducing 18 LP albums originally released on Time Records and Mainstream Records. These albums were curated and published by Earle Brown between 1960 and 1973. The individual CD's have been reproduced with original artwork and liner notes. The fourth booklet contain further info on the series, not included with the original releases.
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Disc 1 originally released in 1970 by Mainstream Records as MS/5010 (stereo) under the title "Electric Sound".
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Disc 2 originally released in 1962 by Time Records as S/8005 (stereo) and as 58005 (mono) under the title ""Concord" Sonata".
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Disc 3 originally released in 1962 by Time Records as S/8008 (stereo) and 58008 (mono) under the title "Music For Solo Flute / Music For Flute And Piano".