V.A. : Spire Live In Geneva Cathedral Saint Pierre

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Format: 2CD [Tone21]
Shipping Weight: 0.1lbs
Label: Touch

3,780円

"St. Pierre Cathedral, Geneva, was the crucible of the Reformation in 1534....The second release in the 'Spire' series [previous volume was: Spire - Organ Works Past Present & Future, from 2003] is more than a document of 'Spire Live', which took place as part of La Batie 2004, at St. Pierre Cathedral, Geneva, on 5th September 2004. Curated by Eric Linder, from La Batie, and Mike Harding, the dynamism of the event, where the audience rotated between 3 separate venues within the cathedral precinct, is reflected in the individual recordings: Philip Jeck goes heavy metal in the crypt: BJNilsen comes over all moody in the side chapel, and Fennesz soothes and seduces in the same place.
All this is set up by Charles Matthews and Marcus Davidson on the main organ [4 manifolds, computer operated] which dominates the time and place. Davidson play Gorecki's extraordinary Kantata for organ, [full stops on max employed here] which segues into BJNilsen's ultra-heavy live organ and electronics next door. This follows Charles Matthew's excellent renditions of pieces by Jolivet and Alexandra which, as the text by Thierry Charollais says: 'The event seemed provoking and iconoclastic in contrast to severe and austere atmosphere of the cathedral. Though some of the musical pieces, thus modifying our perception of the cathedral and making the event truly exceptional.'
And to finish, Fennesz soothed us with sound. His set evoked the rolling centuries in all their pain and beauty, leaving us at once be calmed and energised, but never oppressed under the weight of time."

1-1 Marcus Davidson - Opposites Attract 10:05
Organ – Charles Matthews
1-2 Marcus Davidson - Psalm For Organ 3 1:24
Organ – Charles Matthews
1-3 André Jolivet - Hymne À L'Universe 11:58
Organ – Charles Matthews
1-4 Liana Alexandra - Consonances lll 6:52
Organ – Charles Matthews
1-5 Henryk Górecki - Kantata For Organ, Op. 26 15:42
Organ – Marcus Davidson
1-6 BJNilsen - La Petite Chapelle - Rues Basses 29:59
2-1 Philip Jeck - The Crypt 44:14
2-2 Fennesz - La Petite Chapelle - Morning 24:49

Design, Photography By – Jon Wozencroft
Liner Notes – Thierry Charollais
Liner Notes [Translation] – Agnes Villette
Mastered By – Denis Blackham

Recorded By – Bruno Seribat
Recorded at St. Pierre Cathedral, Geneva, on 5th September 2004.
Event curated by Eric Linder from La Batie, and Mike Harding of Touch.