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2008 studio album by Fred Frith
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Back to Life is a
studio album by
English
guitarist ,
composer and
improvisor
Fred Frith . It comprises five
classical chamber music pieces composed by Frith between 1993 and 2005, and was performed between 1998 and 2007 by
Belgian pianist
Daan Vandewalle ,
United States percussionist
William Winant , and the Callithumpian Consort ensemble of the
New England Conservatory of Music , conducted by
Stephen Drury . The album was released on
Tzadik Records ' Composer Series in 2008.
Frith does not perform on this album.
Compositions
Five of Fred Frith's works are featured on this album:
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"Seven Circles" for piano (1995)
"Save As" for cello and percussion (2005)
"Bridge is Bridge" (from "Shortened Suite") for trumpet, oboe, cello and marimba (1996)
"Back to Life" for trumpet, oboe, cello and marimba (1997)
"Elegy for Elias" for piano, violin and marimba (1993)
Track listing
All titles composed by
Fred Frith .
"Seven Circles" – 2:59
"Save As" – 16:10
Performed by Joan Jeanrenaud and William Winant on 29 May 2006 at Guerrilla HiFi in
Oakland, California
"Seven Circles 2" – 5:08
Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
"Bridge is Bridge" – 7:16
Performed by Stephen Drury and the Callithumpian Consort on 20 September 2007 in the
New England Conservatory 's Jordan Hall
"Seven Circles 3" – 1:37
Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
"Seven Circles 4" – 3:45
Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
"Back to Life" – 8:57
Performed by Stephen Drury and the Callithumpian Consort on 20 September 2007 in the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
"Seven Circles 5" – 1:34
Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
"Seven Circles 6" – 4:40
Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
"Elegy for Elias" – 9:26
Performed by William Winant, Stephen Drury and Gabriela Dîaz on 20 September 2007 in the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
"Seven Circles 7" – 2:38
Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
Personnel
Callithumpian Consort ensemble
Soloists
Daan Vandewalle – piano
William Winant – marimba, vibraphone, woodblocks, tamtam, tuned gong, large metal plate, toms, bass drum, beans, ping-pong balls, hammer and nails, metal can, etc.
Production
References
External links
Studio albums Music for Dance Music for Film Composer only
Live albums
Collaborations
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