ARCADE FIRE’S RICHARD REED PARRY
RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM OF CLASSICAL COMPOSITIONS
ON DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Available In the U.S. July 15, 2014
“It’s a simple idea but with very
complicated potential results. It’s music based on a system that can produce a
huge range of problems and beautiful solutions.” – Nico Muhly
May 29, 2014 – (New York, NY) -- Heart and Breath is Richard Reed Parry´s debut as a neo-classical composer, inspired by
the likes of Steve Reich and Brian Eno. Parry is well known for his work as a
multi-instrumentalist with the critically acclaimed, Grammy award winning alternative
rock band, Arcade Fire.
The concept behind Heart and Breath is that every musician involved in
the piece generates his own tempo by listening to his/her pulse during the
performance. Fragile and intimate, these stunningly created pieces are the result
of a conceptual compositional approach that reflects Parry’s deep love of music,
and his philosophy that music and nature (in this case the body) can by
explicitly linked.
Richard
explains:
“Music
for Heart and Breath is a series of compositions that use involuntarily moving organs of the human body (specifically
the lungs and the heart) as performance parameters. There are no time signatures: the tempos and rhythms are always governed by
either the heart rates or the breathing rates of the individual players.
In the case of the latter, the performers are instructed to play directly in sync with their own or another player’s
individual breathing (playing at the speed of their inhalations, their
exhalations or both). To enable the players to hear and play in sync with their
own heartbeats, they wear stethoscopes
and, naturally, generally play quietly.”
The album was produced
by Richard Reed Parry and Bryce Dessner, with the music performed by an
exciting line-up of musicians including Bryce and Aaron Dessner (The
National), Nico Muhly (Conductor, celeste/piano), Kronos Quartet and yMusic, with featured
players including Nadia Sirota, Rob Moose, Caroline Shaw and more (full list
below).
Tracklisting:
1 Quartet
for Heart and Breath
6:45
yMusic:
Rob Moose violin · Nadia Sirota viola
Clarice Jensen cello · Alex Sopp flute
Bill Kalinkos clarinet · C.J. Camerieri trumpet
2 Heart
and Breath Sextet
15:00
yMusic
Nico Muhly piano
3 For
Heart, Breath and Orchestra
12:22
Caroline Shaw, Yuki Numata,
Courtney Orlando, Annaliesa Place violin
Nadia Sirota viola (soloist) · Caleb Burhans viola
Clarice Jensen, Brian Snow cello
Shawn Conley double
bass
Amelia Lukas flute,
piccolo
Arthur Sato oboe
Hideaki Aomori clarinet
Richard Reed Parry double
bass, piano
Nico Muhly conductor,
celesta, piano
Interruptions
(Heart and Breath Nonet)
4 I
Miniature
I
1:23
5 II String Peaks
2:13
6 III Wind’s
Idea
3:30
7 IV Miniature
II
1:39
8 V
Sticks/Tension
4:16
9 VI French
Guitars
3:24
10 VII Freeform
Winds/String
Drones
3:43
yMusic
Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner guitar
Richard
Reed Parry double bass
11 Duet for
Heart and Breath
4:28
Nadia Sirota viola
Richard Reed Parry piano
12 Quartet for
Heart and Breath (for Kronos)
6:48
Kronos Quartet:
David Harrington violin
· John Sherba violin
Hank Dutt viola
· Jeffrey Zeigler cello
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