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Varese: Ionisation / Ameriques / Density 21.5 / Octandre / Arcana / Integrales / Offrandes

Edgar Varese (Composer), Pierre Boulez (Conductor), Ensemble InterContemporain (Orchestra), Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

  1. Ionisation
  2. Amériques
  3. Density 21.5 - Lawrence Beauregard
  4. a) Chanson de La-Haut - Rachel Yakar
  5. b) La Croix du Sud - Rachel Yakar
  6. Arcana
  7. I. Assez Lent
  8. II. Très Vif Et Nerveux
  9. III. Grave
  10. Intégrales

Product Details

  • Orchestra: Ensemble InterContemporain, New York Philharmonic
  • Conductor: Pierre Boulez
  • Composer: Edgar Varese
  • Audio CD (October 9, 1990)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony Classical
  • Run Time: 77 minutes
  • ASIN: B000009IME
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,221 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 starsImpeccable chaos
By Autonomeus on March 1, 2002
This disc doesn't contain all of Varese's music, but it comes close at 77 minutes. Varese was not nearly as prolific as he was creative! The first recorded Varese I heard was on the VoxBox set called "Ionisation", and five of the pieces found here are also on that disk, conducted by Cerha. What a contrast! Cerha presents Varese delicately, transparently, without passion. The advantage is that the instruments are clearly delineated. But you are left wondering what the fuss is about -- it doesn't sound very radical.

Boulez emphatically captures the chaos, the energy, the alien-ness of Varese! Of course the overall impact is heightened by the inclusion of "Ameriques" and "Arcana," two 20-minute pieces for full orchestra that are bigger and louder than anything included on the VoxBox. The production value is superb -- sharp and clear -- and the packaging is faultless as well.

In short, if you only had one recording by Varese, this would be an excellent choice. If you like this, by all means look for Xenakis' "Orchestral Works and Chamber Music" on Col Legno. Varese is a key influence, especially the composition "Arcana"!
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5.0 out of 5 starsA landmark
By A Customer on August 15, 2001
This is THE recording of Varèse's music. Boulez is by far the only conductor who truly understood his music. Even the renderings of Varèse's pupil, Chailly, are fairly disappointing in the light of these. I consider Chailly's 2-CD intégrale to be useful only for its transfer of the unique Poème électronique (and for it contains also some rare works, but these are something that maybe only scholars will be interested in). Finally, I must mention that there's also another referential CD in this wonderful mid-priced Boulez series which contains his renderings of Varèse's Déserts and Hyperprism altogether with Carter's Symphony for Three Orchestras. So, for anyone interested in 20th-century (serious) music, buy this CD right now!! and check out for the latter, too.
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5.0 out of 5 starsArt and Sound - the Brave New World of Varèse
By Doug - Haydn Fan VINE VOICE on November 11, 2009
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Reading the other Amazon reviewers left me wondering - has anyone here any idea at all what's involved in Varèse? Back in the 1920's, when most of these works were created, Varèse's compositions stepped quite decisively out of the the world of classical music - indeed, music of any form - and into a new found artistic universe, where abstract rules of construction would dominate. Calling Varèse a musician is fair only to the extent he works with musical instruments and retains musical notations - in fact he's much better described as a painter or sculpture working in sound! This is not to suggest Varèse was not a genuine musician to his fingertips - he had exceptional talent in what might be described as 'regular music', choral works, accentuation, etc. But once this fundamental distinction about the totality of his vision is grasped the breadth of Varèse's accomplishments can begin to be understood. The normal apparatus of music criticism, especially as it existed in Varèse's time - when the compositions on recorded on this Cd were being put together - simply did not function when confronted by these striking creations.

Thus, what we have is a radically new sensibility, something Varèse's namesake Edgar Poe might have admired - a world where the lines between the visual and the aural begin to merge, twist, and conflict in all together newly discovered combinations. We do not so much hear a work by Varese as we experience it physically - the powerful and sudden fortes and climaxes in many of his works are meant to act not just architecturally, but also directly on the senses, quite independently of any role they might have in the composition.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsIncredible.
By David Lee on May 25, 2004
This is one of the finest set of recording of the Varese repetoire ever made. The french performances are particularly well done with right degree of ensemble and tone required of this difficult music.
The Octandre is especially good with super attacks from all players...not for the faint of heart.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHe is the great undersung composer of the 20th century
By elkingo on January 28, 2015
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The Varese is just swell. He is the great undersung composer of the 20th century, about whom I am no longer a prophet howling in the wilderness. I have long coveted this CD, and didn't know it existed. Bravo.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe World of Edgard Varese...
By Joe Anthony on September 24, 2014
I've loved the weird, wild world of Edgard Varese since I was a teenager over thirty years ago when I first purchased many of these recordings on vinyl. Pierre Boulez is a master conductor of avant-garde classical music. While Varese is not the kind of classical music that will leave you humming and singing pretty little melodies, Varese's use of sound, rhythms, volumes and textures is always interesting. While the music may be classified as "ultra-modern", "serial" or "avant-garde"; it's my opinion that given an even chance, this music may appeal to a certain kind of listener who is imaginative and open to challenging himself or herself to a composer who organizes sound in ways that may seem bizarre at first, but makes more sense with repeated listening.

My only complaint is that my favorite Varese piece (also recorded by Boulez), "Deserts", was not included on this CD, and was coupled instead with a piece by Elliot Carter on a different CD.

I had to buy both CDs to get everything I once had on the original LP.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Far from complete, but still a passable look at Varese. When will anyone get Ionisation right?

Published 19 months ago by Julie Pagitt
3.0 out of 5 starsIt's OK...

I can see that Frank Zappa would have been inspired by this music. As a longtime Zappa fan, I can hear plenty in Zappa's music that was modeled after Varese. Read more

Published on February 8, 2006 by bckm
5.0 out of 5 starsdefinitely NOT Louie Louie

This album (CD) made it into my collection the same way as a few others who've commented here. One day after listening to Lumpy Gravy I was at the record store holding this CD in... Read more

Published on September 11, 2005 by booboo bear
4.0 out of 5 starsabsolute craziness!

I purchased this cd after reading Frank Zappa's audobiography, where he pays homage to the great Varese for inspiring him. I can see where Varese had an influence on him. Read more

Published on April 5, 2002 by A. Bowman
3.0 out of 5 starsHmm...

I was interested in this CD because I had heard a few of Varese's more popular works (Ionisation, Integrales), liked them and was interested in what else this composer had to... Read more

Published on October 1, 2001
5.0 out of 5 starsPolished Sound

I've been a fan of Frank Zappa's since the 60's and have been well aware of his debt to Edgar Varese since I first purchased FREAK OUT many years ago. Read more

Published on April 13, 2001 by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsThis music rocks

i first heard of varese in my frank zappa book, he was mentioned as an influence. There's loads of great drumming in this album, loads of loud percussion. Read more

Published on March 15, 2001

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