REINHOLD FRIEDL - Schönberg Pierrot Lunaire Cheap Imitation (performed by Zeitkratzer) Zeitkratzer Records - ZKR 001 - projected release date: August 25, 2008 3 cd + box - ? tracks - ?? minutes ?? seconds http://www.zeitkratzer.de zeitkratzer directed by Reinhold Friedl Marcus Weiser < soprano Franz Hautzinger < conductor Frank Gratkowski < flute, clarinets Hayden Chisholm < flute < clarinets Reinhold Friedl < piano Maurice de Martin < percussion Burkhard Schlothauer < violin Anton Lukoszevieze < cello Uli Phillipp < doublebass Ralf Meinz < sound recorded live at Donaufestival Krems, Austria, April 24, 2006 recorded and mixed by Ralf Meinz, produced by Reinhold Friedl Reinhold Friedl's "Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire Cheap Imitation" is exactly what the title says: an endless funny parody of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, a composition often taken far too seriously. At the same time, it is a compositional condensation of Schönberg's techniques, conducted in a genious way by trumpet player Franz Hautzinger from Vienna, a longtime-member of zeitkratzer; sung by the soprano Marcus Weiser, who succeeded already in Berlin as a singer under the name Mark Markowitsch. Just fun, short and concentrated, as it should be connected to the second Vienna school. A commission of Wiener Festwochen, premiered at Konzerthaus Vienna, for sure! zeitkratzer RECORDS After the celebrated double release of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music (BBC London: “intriguing!", New York Times: “Played by zeitkratzer, Metal Machine Music sounds even wilder and more frenetic") and Reinhold Friedl's Xeankis [a]live! (Vital Weekly: “Great powerful music!") on the Californian Label Asphodel, zeitkratzer launches the CD-Label: zeitkratzer RECORDS. In Autumn 2008, the 3-CD-Box “electronics", with a supplement including texts by Diedrich Diederichsen, Tony Herrington (Editor-in-Chief of The Wire Magazine London) and Stefan Fricke (Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt), will be released in cooperation with the German Music Council (Deutscher Musikrat). The 3 CDs document the cooperations with Carsten Nicolai, Keiji Haino and Terre Thaemlitz; the CDs are also available seperately. In advance, there will be two releases this summer: the live recording of “Schönberg Pierrot Lunaire Cheap Imitation" (concert hall Vienna), an unrestrained parody of Schönberg's Pierrot Lunaire, and the acclaimed “Volksmusik" also recorded live at the Donaufestival Krems 2007 (ORF.AT: “the great revelation of that evening!") as a wild homage to the rampant folk musical character; from waltz to Bulgarian wedding ecstasy! As christmas release, zeitkratzer presents a documentation of the cooperations with Jim O'Rourke, Christian Fennesz, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) and Jens Brand. In spring 2009 “old school", the second 3CD-Box, will be released. It is dedicated to the heroes of Amerian new music: John Cage, James Tenney und Alvin Lucier. Each CD will also be available seperately.  cover design: unknown |