This is an album of Symbolist French music from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, arranged for the Hohner Guitaret, the third of four albums of art music arrangements. Symbolism is the only unifying concept (apart from the obvious national and temporal ones) and they all liked Mallarmé.
So it is 3 pieces by Ravel, 3 by Fauré, 3 by Debussy, 3 by Franck and 3 more by Debussy. Most are solo pieces, some are trios or duets, and Debussy's Prelude is a quartet. The exception is Franck's Hulda entracte: an 11 piece Guitaret Ensemble arrangement!
Full details of the pieces involved in the track listing. The tablature arrangement of the solo pieces is included in the downloaded zip.
This album is one long fictive concert, played by what I come to think of as the Haanwijk Guitaret Chamber Ensemble. It is once again set in the context of a field recording by Freesound User Klankbeeld, address in credits below.
The album is designed to be played without breaks between tracks.
The album is 65 Cross Binaural Speaker mix, but if people want I can make a headphone version, just ask.
If you wish memorabilia, there is some available with minimal (cost recovery) markup at
www.cafepress.com.au/HaanwijkGuitaretenRytmoKamermuziek
I should like to say that this series of arrangements and recordings is inspired by the Introspection series of records by Thijs va Leer, and Tabernakel and Profile by Jan Akkerman which featured a number of these piece, and whose work so enriched my younger life in suburban Karrinyup of the 1970s. Thanks to them both.
released September 26, 2014
Ivodne Galatea: Guitaret, digital whammys, Zoom Multistomps, arrangements, sore fingers
Cameron Byrd: Rokehan
Klankbeeld: recording of Haanwijk forest, from
www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/179988/ - thanks once again for his perfectly immersive recordings. The Guitaret being a Northern European instrument, I wanted to situate these recordings there, and the multiplicity of Haanwick and environs recordings made it possible. Also, the winter recording perfectly fits the theme of the Hulda entracte, which conveys the battle between Winter and Spring.