Re: Something that may be of interest.
2010-08-03 by lsf5275@aol.com
I thought some of you might like this. Many won't. Frank _http://www.bigozine2.com/archive/ARrarities07/ARbebath.html_ (http://www.bigozine2.com/archive/ARrarities07/ARbebath.html) (http://www.bigozine2.com/MP307/BEbath/BEbathFr.jpg) (http://www.bigozine2.com/MP307/FShk/FShk.pdf) (http://www.bigozine2.com/MP307/LSfrankfurt/LSfrankfurtFr.jpg) Click on the panels to download artwork (http://www.bigozine2.com/MP307/BEbath/BEbathBk.jpg) Brian Eno, Joanna MacGregor and Bath Camerata Bath Abbey 2006 [no label, 2CD] Live at the Bath International Music Festival 2006, May 24, 2006 (late show). Imagine Brian Eno tackling Arvo Part's The Beautitudes - a collusion of the ambient and the ancient. As the artistic director of Britain's Bath's Festival, pianist/auteur Joanna MacGregor had invited electronic maestro Brian Eno to perform at the 2006 Festival. With the choir of Bath Camerata in attendance, the show is both meditative and interesting. As The Independent newspaper reported: "Seated at a desk (looking rather like a newsreader in his grey suit and specs, Apple Powerbook open in front of him), Eno made announcements, intoned poetry in his impressive, actor-ish voice, and even sang along with the choir. By twiddling a little console connected to the computer, he also 'treated' MacGregor's Steinway and the voices of the choir with the sonic shivers and shimmers - a kind of audio-ectoplasm - that characterise his famous ambient works. "In the most compelling sequence of a wonderfully varied programme, MacGregor's Eno-ised version of Dowland's Lachrymae - slowed-down to ambient-tempo - was followed by selections from Eno's own Music For Airports. With the members of the choir now dotted about the abbey (a feature of the performance), their wordless vocals, combined with Eno's effects and the airy acoustic of the building - plus subtle lighting and fan-vaulting a go-go - created a powerful, indeed unforgettable, impression." Thanks to arnold113 for sharing the lossless version of this FM radio broadcast on the internet. Arnold113 also noted the following: "Thanks to Chris Boyes, who was so kind to send me a CDR copy of his recording of this very concert. Please notice that I patched together Track 6 and 7 (Disc 1) which were performed that way morphing into each other. I didn't like the way the two tracks were rudely chopped up by the BBC. The Eno comment about The Airman I put AFTER the very song, I hope you will prefer this as well. One track was not broadcast - O Bone Jesu, performed by the Bath Camarata (by James MacMillan), performed before August 1914." Thanks also to fastone for the artwork. Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality, stereo MP3s - sample rate of 192 kibit/s). As far as we can ascertain, this recording has never been officially released. Note: Kindly be patient when taking the songs. Please email us at _mybigo@bigozine.com_ (mailto:mybigo@bigozine.com) if you encounter problems downloading the tracks. Disc I _Track 101_ (http://www.bigozine.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath101.mp3) Introduction with Brian Eno interview (4.5MB) _Track 102_ (http://www.bigomagazine.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath102.mp3) The Bath Camarata - Ne irascaris (by William Byrd) (14.5MB) _Track 103_ (http://www.bigozine4.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath103.mp3) Introduction with Brian Eno interview (2.1MB) _Track 104_ (http://www.bigozine8.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath104.mp3) Joanna MacGregor and Brian Eno - Forlorn Hope Fancy, Melancholy Galliard (by Hohn Dowland) (12.6MB) _Track 105_ (http://www.bigomag.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath105.mp3) Introduction (937k) _Track 106_ (http://www.bigozine6.com/MPXX/BEbath/BEbath106.mp3) The Bath Camerata - The Beatitudes (by Arvo Part) / Brian Eno, Joanna MacGregor and The Bath Camerata - The Airman (lyrics by Rick Holland) (18.0MB) _Track 107_ (http://www.bigozine2.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath107.mp3) Eno comments on The Airman (1.3MB) _Track 108_ (http://www.bigomag.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath108.mp3) The Bath Camerata - Listen To The Lambs (by the Golden Gate Quartet) (8.0MB) Disc II _Track 201_ (http://www.bigozine.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath201.mp3) Joanna MacGregor and Brian Eno - Lachrrymae, A Piece Without Title (by Hohn Dowland) (13.6MB) _Track 202_ (http://www.bigomagazine.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath202.mp3) Brian Eno, Joanna MacGregor and The Bath Cammerata - Music For Airports 1/2 (by Brian Eno) (14.2MB) _Track 203_ (http://www.bigozine4.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath203.mp3) Introduction (816k) _Track 204_ (http://www.bigozine8.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath204.mp3) Joanna MacGregor - Incarnation II (by Somei Satoh) (7.8MB) _Track 205_ (http://www.bigomag.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath205.mp3) Brian Eno and Joanna MacGregor - Music For Airports 2/2 (by Brian Eno) (9.5MB) _Track 206_ (http://www.bigomag.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath206.mp3) Introduction (1.1MB) _Track 207_ (http://www.bigozine4.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath207.mp3) Introduction by Brian Eno (1.6MB) _Track 208_ (http://www.bigomagazine.com/MP3/BEbath/BEbath208.mp3) Brian Eno, Joanna MacGregor and The Bath Camerata - August 1914 (lyrics by Isaac Rosenberg) (5.2MB) _Track 209_ (http://www.bigozine6.com/MPXX/BEbath/BEbath209.mp3) The Bath Camerata - Spem in Alium (by Thomas Tallis) (13.9MB) Lineup: Brian Eno Joanna MacGregor Bath Camerata Organ - Peter King Nigel Perrin (Director) William Byrd: Ne Irascaris