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"Ballet
Mecanique"
by
George Antheil
Carlos Surinach conducting the New York Percussion Group
Colombia Masterworks - ML4956
Shep used this piece quite
often as an expression of 'horror' during one of the stories he would
tell.
Shep's 1959 eulogy to Antheil -
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As Used By Shep -
(1-27-68 Show) |
Original Version -
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Played as it was meant to be... |
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On Sunday, April 2, 2000 at 3 PM, Dennis
Russel Davies and the American Composers Orchestra presented Paul
Lehrman's realization of George Antheil's historic "Ballet Mecanique",
in its original 1924 version, at Carnegie Hall. This piece calls for
8-16 player pianos, a 7-person percussion ensemble, two
pianists, a siren, 7 electric bells, and 3 airplane propellers. It was
never performable during Antheil's lifetime -- through the use of
computers and MIDI, it is finally performable today. The publisher G.
Schirmer commissioned Paul to do all the programming and sampling to
make this piece performable, and the concert at Carnegie Hall is the
result of that effort.
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The full "Ballet Mecanique", in its original 1924 version, is
available on CD.
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Follow up note from Paul Lehrman
11/6/2003
Our first production run of
the Ballet mécanique CD sold out, but we have now done a second
batch, and they're flying out the door (well, power walking, anyway).
Best of all, you can now order CDs directly online from my Ballet
mécanique Web site,
http://Antheil.org, using secure credit
card payment through those clever folks at Paypal.
Get the CD that the Boston Globe called, "a party record for
technophiles, but just about everyone else will have fun too!"...that
CD Review called , "A hell of a racket, exciting and brutal at the
same time!"..and which The Wire called "This awesome blast from
the past"!
It also includes groundbreaking pieces for percussion and electronics by
John Cage & Lou Harrison, Richard Grayson, Amadeo Roldán, and that "delerious"
(the Globe again) arrangement for 16 player pianos of the finale
from Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony.
Order the CD direct at
http://www.antheil.org/CDframe.html. The price is $16, plus $2 per
order for first-class mailing. (US and Canada only -- overseas orders
please inquire).
Or you can get it through
EMF media,
Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, or your favorite record store (if
it's still in business).
All best,
Paul
Paul D. Lehrman
The Ballet Mécanique Project
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