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01. Michael Ranta - Mharuva (1977)
02. Michael Ranta - Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists I (1977)
03. Michael Ranta - Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists II (1977)
04. Michael Ranta - Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists III (1977)
05. Michael Ranta - Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists IV (1977)
06. Michael Ranta - Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists V (1977)
07. Michael Ranta - Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists VI (1977)
08. Michael Ranta - Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists VII (1977)
01. Michael Ranta - Continuum II (1998)
ARTIST
TITLE
Transits Volume 1
FORMAT
2CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
IMPREC 535CD IMPREC 535CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/15/2024

American percussionist and composer Michael Ranta is a legendary figure who has worked with some of the most significant names of 20th century music but despite this and impressive body of work of his own, he has remained an obscure figure. Important Records presents Transits Volume 1 the first in a series of releases by composer/percussionist Sarah Hennies documenting never-before-heard chamber works mostly composed in the 1970s while Ranta was living in Taiwan. Mastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance. Based overseas since the late '60s, Ranta is known primarily as a percussionist who worked closely with Harry Partch, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Helmut Lachenmann, Toru Takemitsu, and Jean-Claude Éloy but is also an accomplished artist himself with a vast body of work spanning improvisation, electronic music, and composition. The works in the Transits series comprise a dozen works of scored compositions for solo and chamber ensembles almost all of which are completely unknown with no known performances or recordings since their original premieres. Volume 1 includes "Mharuva," a 30-minute marathon tour-deforce for solo marimba, "Seven Pieces for Three Percussionists," and the 40-minute "Continuum II," a stunning display of virtuosity for two bass clarinets, percussion, and electronics. Transits, Volume 1 features performances by Sarah Hennies, NYC clarinetists Madison Greenstone and Katie Porter, and the Bard College Conservatory Percussion Ensemble.