Anthony Braxton COMPOSITION N.169 (+186 +206 +214 ) CD
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Composition No. 169 + (186 + 206 + 214) 11/20/2001Leo Records 320/321 This double CD was recorded live at the Ljubljana Music Festival in Slovenia, June 28, 2000. Composition n. 169 was arranged for four saxophonists (Anthony Braxton, James Fei, Chris Jonas, and Jackson Moore) and strings from Slovenia Radio Orchestra. All four saxophonists doubled as conductors. In addition to the notated composition n.169 the performance was augmented by three "Ghost Trance" structures. This work is yet another confirmation that the imagination of a true visionary knows no bounds. Liner notes by Anthony Braxton. This is a huge work, lasting just over an hour and a half and utilizing a string orchestra plus four saxophonists, including Anthony Braxton. Much of it sounds like modern classical music, except for the occasional improvisational interludes. But classification has never been what Braxton is about, and this sprawling concerto, as with much of his compositional output in the 1990s and beyond, builds on styles and techniques that the composer and alto saxophonist has gradually developed. T is a static quality to much of the piece (which is divided over two CDs), characterized by pulsating, thrusting strings. The timbre of the strings actually softens the blows, making this more listenable than some of the composer's other assemblages. Braxton'
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