PLAY is a set of 100 cards with instructions for ensembles of any size and instrumentation. The individual instructions vary from precise (two contrasting sounds, a very long sound) to vague (something funny, thinking of something you smell), sometimes requiring a high degree of interpretation. The release combines two excellent recordings of the piece: one including the composer himself with a group of Israeli musicians, the other introducing an ensemble around the Paris-based double bass player Félicie Bazelaire. Due to the openness of the score, chance procedures and individual choices made by the musicians, the musical outcomes are obviously quite different. In spite of this, in comparing the two versions, a recognizable character of the piece itself becomes apparent.
Hannes Lingens is a musician and composer of contemporary and experimental music. Most of his work is located in the area where improvisation and composition overlap, often taking the shape of oral instructions, graphic notation and other open forms. Associated with the Berlin scene of experimental music, he has collaborated with artists like Lucio Capece, Johnny Chang, Axel Dörner, Jamie Drouin, Toshimaru Nakamura, John Tilbury and many more. His music has been released on labels such as Umlaut, Intonema, Insub, Another Timbre and Edition Wandelweiser.
Hannes Lingens はドイツ、ベルリン在住の作曲家 / 演奏家。テキストやグラフィックによるスコアを使い、即興要素の強い作曲を得意とする。ベルリンを中心に活動を続け、 Another Timbre (英国) や Edition Wandelweiser (ドイツ) をはじめとする世界の名だたる実験 / 即興音楽レーベルからリリースがある。
本CDには Hannes Lingens 作曲作品「PLAY」のふたつのヴァージョンを収録。「PLAY」は100枚のカード一式をスコアとし、各カードには演奏者への短い指示が書かれている。一曲目は2022年6月27日、イスラエル、エルサレムで地元ミュージシャンに Lingens 自身も加わった5人編成 (ギター、ピアノ、バス・クラリネット、スネア・ドラム、テナー・サックス) で演奏したもの。二曲目は2023年1月9日、フランス、パリ近郊のモントルイユでの4人編成 (アルト・サックス、コントラバス、バロック・ヴァイオリン、ギター / Lingens は不参加) による演奏。演奏者の自由度が高い曲だけに、ふたつの演奏は同じ曲ながら違った様相を見せるが、 それでいて、両者からは本質的な曲の特徴も聴き取れる。ふたつのアンサンブル演奏を通して味わう Hannes Lingens 音楽の妙味。
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released October 22, 2023
PLAY - 100 playing cards for ensemble
Composed by Hannes Lingens
1. JERUSALEM
Shaul Kohn: guitar
Shira Legmann: piano
Nitai Levi: bass clarinet
Hannes Lingens: snare drum
Tom Soloveitzik: tenor sax
Recorded by Zvika Hirshler
at Jerusalem Music Center, June 27, 2022
2. PARIS
Pierre-Antoine Badaroux: alto sax
Félicie Bazelaire: double bass
Prune Bécheau: baroque violin
Richard Comte: guitar
Recorded by Frank Sanvoisin and Cedric Namian
at BAFF Studio Montreuil, January 9, 2023
Mixed by Hannes Lingens
Mastered by Giuseppe lelasi
Artwork by Michal Fuchs
Design by Cathy Fishman
Text by Tom Soloveitzik
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