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Karl Amadeus Hartmann / Béla Bartok Music | List Price | $18.98 (You save $3.43) | | Label | ECM | | Orig Year | 5/15/2001 | | All Time Sales Rank |  20724  | | CD Universe Part number | 1847637 | | Catalog number | 465776 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 15, 2001 | | Recording Time | 43 minutes |
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Karl Amadeus Hartmann / Béla Bartok
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On Quake, downtown cello boss Erik Friedlander teams up with Japan's fraternal rhythm section the Takeishi brothers (Stomu and Satoshi on bass and drums, respectively) as well as alto saxophonist Andy Laster for a date of intimate, knotty new jazz. In working with an electric bassist in this setting, the opportunities for unique tonalities are everywhere and are exploited to some degree as they were on an earlier work, The Watchman. Over the years, however, Friedlander has become a composer of interesting ensembles and Quake's is no exception. What is so remarkable about the performances on this recording are details such as counterpoint; on the opener, Laster and Stomu have equal opportunities to engage Friedlander and each other for a knotty, but exhilarating, ride. On the erratically paced and wonderfully breathless "Wire," Friedlander brings shades of different jazz eras and styles to comprise the body of the composition while intense harmonic invention takes places in each musician's solo. The title cut uses Israeli folk themes to construct an ebb-and-flow narrative statement that engages elements of modal jazz, post-bop, klezmer, smoky, simmering funk, and other Middle Eastern music on its ride into ecstasy. Ultimately, Quake is a newer and finer example than anything before of Friedlander's unified vision of not only jazz but also the engagement of the dynamic and harmonic within an ensemble to create something that is compelling, beautiful, and unusual even in the outsider downtown tradition. ~ Thom Jurek
Recorded at Context Studio, New York, New York on January 15 & 16, 2002.
Personnel: Erik Friedlander (cello); Andy Laster (alto saxophone); Stomu Takeishi (acoustic bass, electric bass, bass guitar); Satoshi Takeishi (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Rich Breen .
Recording information: Context Studio, New York, NY (01/15/2002/01/16/2002).
Editors: Erik Friedlander; Rich Breen .
Photographer: Lee Melen.
Personnel: Erik Friedlander (cello); Andy Laster (alto
| | Paul Brody Beyond Babylon CD (2004)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann / Béla Bartok
$13.35
On his second album fronting his band Sadawi, trumpeter and composer Paul Brody continues his work in the avant-klezmer trenches, helping to drag that hundred-year-old music kicking and screaming into the 21st century. On Beyond Babylon he shows his unwillingness to be constrained by any ghetto boundaries, opening the album with an extended deconstruction of the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts" (which features a hair-raisingly skronky banjo solo by Brandon Seabrook), and making use of elements of both dub (on the contemplative and lovely "Timepeace"), and rock (note the guitar parts on "Fragment of Kafka's Friend") as well as lots and lots of modern jazz. Most of the album is thrilling; Brody's take on the David Krakauer composition "Klezmer ŕ la Bechet" is a joyful romp in five/four meter, "Glass Dance" is a masterful chamber jazz excursion featuring guest Alan Bern on melodica; Brody's own "An Eye for a You" struts out like a brazen shtetl girl daring someone to dance with her. Only the scattershot and static "Masks and Faces" fails to impress. Highly recommended overall. ~ Rick Anderson
Paul Brody's Sadawi: Jan Hermerschmidt (clarinet, bass clarinet); Martin Lillich (bass instrument); Eric Rosenthal (drums); Paul Brody, Brandon Seabrook.
Personnel: Brandon Seabrook (guitar, banjo, electronics); Alan Bern (accordion, melodica); Jan Hermerschmidt (clarinet, bass clarinet); Paul Brody (trumpet).
Audio Mixer: Hrólfur Vagnsson.
Liner Note Author: Paul Brody.
Recording information: Greve Studio, Berlin, Germany (2004).
Editor: Hrólfur Vagnsson.
Photographer: Dirk Hasskarl.
Arranger: Paul Brody.
Additional personnel: Alan Bern.
| | Kagemusha DVDs (1980) Widescreen; Special Edition; Subtitled
Karl Amadeus Hartmann / Béla Bartok
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In this dazzling epic from Akira Kurosawa, a petty thief named Kagemusha (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets saved from a death sentence because he resembles the warlord Shingen Takeda (also Nakadai). The warlord has been fighting two other leaders for control of 16th-century Japan and impersonators often take his place during battles to put him out of harm's way. Because of Kagemusha's strong physical similarities to the warlord, he's a perfect choice for a "shadow warrior." However, the arrangement suddenly changes when Shingen gets fatally wounded while watching a battle. Adhering to Shingen's final wish, the warlord's men keep the death a secret, and Kagemusha struggles to transform himself from a criminal into a leader.
KAGEMUSHA marked a welcome return for the legendary director, who had not made a movie since 1974. Nakadai, a supporting player in earlier Kurosawa films, expertly portrays the leading role(s), almost always filled in the past by Toshirô Mifune. KAGEMUSHA also features the final screen appearance of longtime Kurosawa actor, Takashi Shimura. In order to help the film get an international release, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas served as executive producers.
Closed Captioned; English Subtitles; Special Edition
| | Satantango DVDs (1994) Widescreen; Black & White; Subtitled
Karl Amadeus Hartmann / Béla Bartok
$53.35
This ambitious, black-and-white, seven-hour Hungarian film from idiosyncratic auteur Bela Tarr follows the inhabitants of a run-down Hungarian village still reeling from the collapse of Communism. Based on Laszlo Karsznahorkai's novel and filmed over a period of two years, the critically acclaimed epic takes the time to explore each character's unique point of view.
Black & White; English Subtitles
| | Maya Beiser Almost Human CD (2007)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann / Béla Bartok
$14.65
Track Listing of songs: Beglarian: Far Off Country; Beglarian: Far Off Country; Beglarian: Far Off Country; Beglarian: Far Off Country; Beglarian: Far Off Country; Beglarian: Far Off Country; Beglarian: Far Off Country; Beglarian: Far Off Country; Talbot: Motion Detector; Beglarian: Falling;
| | Alexandra DVD (2007)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann / Béla Bartok
$21.49
Russian master Aleksandr Sokurov (THE SUN, RUSSIAN ARK, MOTHER AND SON) has produced another majestic achievement with ALEXANDRA. In a rare instance of working from his own original script, Sokurov tells the simple tale of a woman in the twilight of her life who embarks on a special journey. As the story unfolds, Sokurov's deeper purpose is revealed, resulting in a work that speaks profoundly about the corrosive nature of war. Opera star Galina Vishnevskaya is Alexandra. She hasn't seen her grandson in seven years and, understanding that her life is coming to an end, she decides to visit him at his army camp in war-torn Chechnya. What at first is a beautiful reunion gradually becomes conflicted, as Alexandra is forced to accept the painful realization that she may no longer be the most important figure in her grandson's life. Furthermore, the strain the war is placing on these young men, combined with their restrictive conditions, is even harder for her to bear. When her grandson must return to work, Alexandra floats around the camp, having brief but profound interactions with many different soldiers. While these exchanges vary from the humorous to the dramatic, there is a striking purity and simplicity to Sokurov's overall vision--not to mention Vishnevskaya's unforgettable, heartbreaking performance--that makes ALEXANDRA feel universal and profound.
Dolby Digital 5.1 Re
| | Bernstein Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde CD (1999)
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$156.45 | | Arthur Fiedler Hi-Fi Fiedler CD (2005) SACD Hybrid
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This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
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$36.99 | | Gian Francesclo Malipiero: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4; Sinfonia Del Mare CD (2008)
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$7.75 | | N Hodges Piano Works CD (2008) (Import)
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