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01. JULIUS EASTMAN - Femenine
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ARTIST
EASTMAN, JULIUS
TITLE
Femenine
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
FROZEN REEDS
CATALOG #
FR 006CD
FR 006CD
GENRE
CLASSICAL
RELEASE DATE
9/16/2016
Limited 2023 restock. This recording is the première release of
Julius Eastman
's
Femenine
, for chamber ensemble. It is
Femenine
's only known recording, documenting a 1974 performance by the
S.E.M. Ensemble
(with the composer on piano) that has lain unheard for decades. The music of Julius Eastman (1940-1990) is enjoying an ongoing period of rediscovery. Known best in the past for his work with figures like
Peter Maxwell Davies
,
Arthur Russell
, and
Meredith Monk
, today his own formidable compositions continue to draw increasing admiration. Joyous, insistent, and immersive,
Femenine
bathes the listener in surges of tonal color from intertwining winds, piano, violin, pitched percussion, synthesizer, and -- uniquely -- the composer's own invention of mechanized sleigh bells, which provide the 72-minute piece with its characteristic pulse. Illuminating sleeve notes are provided by composer and author
Mary Jane Leach
, who is co-editor of
Gay Guerrilla
, a 2015 collection of essays on Eastman's life and music. Recorded by
Steve Cellum
-- co-producer of Arthur Russell's
World of Echo
-- and mastered by
Denis Blackham
. CD in slim card package with insert. "
Eastman's stated aim with
Femenine
was to please listeners, saying of the piece that 'the end sounds like the angels opening up heaven . . . should we say euphoria?
' " --Mary Jane Leach
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