Conlon Nancarrow - Studies for Player Piano (The Original 1750 Arch Recordings) (4 Volume Set, 2008)
Classical | EAC (APE, CUE & LOG) | 852 MB
Classical | EAC (APE, CUE & LOG) | 852 MB
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
- Tracklist
Volume One (Disc 1)
1 Study No. 3a
2 Study No. 3b
3 Study No. 3c
4 Study No. 3d
5 Study No. 3e 6 Study No. 20
7 Study No. 41a
8 Study No. 41b
9 Study No. 41c
Volume Two (Disc 2)
1 Study No. 5 2 Study No. 6
3 Study No. 14
4 Study No. 22
5 Study No. 26
6 Study No. 31
7 Study No. 35
8 Study No. 4
9 Study No. 32
10 Study No. 37
11 Study No. 40a
12 Study No. 40b
Volume Three (Disc 3)
1 Sonatina
2 Study No. 1
3 Study No. 2
4 Study No. 7
5 Study No. 8
6 Study No. 10
7 Study No. 15
8 Study No. 21 9 Study No. 23
10 Study No. 24
11 Study No. 25
12 Study No. 33 4:03
Volume Four (Disc 4)
1 Study No. 9
2 Study No. 11
3 Study No. 12
4 Study No. 13
5 Study No. 16
6 Study No. 17
7 Study No. 18
8 Study No. 19
9 Study No. 27
10 Study No. 28
11 Study No. 29
12 Study No. 34
13 Study No. 36
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