"For our own Field Recordings, we asked the composers to go into the field of recorded sound itself -- to find something old or record something new, and to respond with their own music, in dialogue with what they found. Using archival audio, found sound and video, Field Recordings builds a bridge between the seen and the unseen, the present and the absent, the past and the future."
Reeling / Julia Wolfe (5:49) -- An open Cage / Florent Ghys (4:08) -- Gene takes a drink / Michael Gordon (5:57) -- Fade to slide / Christian Marclay (7:40) -- Unused swan / David Lang (5:20) -- Casino Trem / Tyondai Braxton -- Hz / Jóhann Jóhannsson (6:55) -- Seven Sundays / Todd Reynolds (6:40) -- The Cave of Machpelah / Steve Reich (4:39) -- Maximus to Gloucester, letter 27 (withheld) / Bryce Dessner (5:17) -- Meeting you seemed easy / Mira Calix (6:40) -- A wonderful day / Anna Clyne (5:02) -- Real beauty turns / Nick Zammuto (5:26).
Language
English
Note
A set of new music, each work based on a previously existing sound recording. Includes music by Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon, David Lang, Steve Reich, and others.
Credits (note)
Produced by David Cossin and Rob Friedman.
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
Bang on a Can All-Stars (Ashley Bathgate, cello ; Robert Black, bass ; Vicky Chow, piano and keyboards ; David Cossin, drums and percussion ; Mark Stewart, guitars ; Ken Thomson, clarinets).
Event
Recorded 2013 December James L. Dolan Music Recording Studio at New York University.