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2020-05-15 09:34:44
If you’ve been finding that the current state of lockdown and isolation has been making you feel bored or world-weary, then Ennui, the latest release by Austrian ensemble Franui might just be exactly what you need – regardless whether that’s empathy or escapism. Franui are well-known for their arrangements and adaptations of classical music, and these form the foundation of the album. However, these adaptations – including Mozart, Bartók, Schubert, Schumann and Satie – are all decidedly off-kilter, exacerbated by … The post appeared first on 5:4. 5:4 is on Patreon! Please consider supporting the blog by becoming a Patron from just $2 a month: https://www.patreon.com/5against4
2014-02-19 14:33:00
Beyond the Mozartkugeln
At the beginning of January, I made a resolution to go beyond my usual musical diet and explore other genres, principally 'the music of my roots, both here in Britain and in Austria, where I've staked a spurious if enlightening claim'. Any resolution such as this is going to take you out of your comfort zone and, when I played tracks from Franui and ALMA's recordings to my City Lit class recently, I could see their confusion. But how else are we to break down clichés about musical identity? A new project called Austrian Heartbeats seeks to do just that: Visitors might easily get the impression that the music of this country is divided between the high culture celebrated in its grand concert halls and the merciless pounding of Alpine techno on its chalets, designed to bludgeon skiing tourists into alcoholic oblivion. The true strength of Austria’s current musical landscape, […]
2014-02-19 13:33:00
Beyond the Mozartkugeln
At the beginning of January, I made a resolution to go beyond my usual musical diet and explore other genres, principally 'the music of my roots, both here in Britain and in Austria, where I've staked a spurious if enlightening claim'. Any resolution such as this is going to take you out of your comfort zone and, when I played tracks from Franui and ALMA's recordings to my City Lit class recently, I could see their confusion. But how else are we to break down clichés about musical identity? A new project called Austrian Heartbeats seeks to do just that:Visitors might easily get the impression that the music of this country is divided between the high culture celebrated in its grand concert halls and the merciless pounding of Alpine techno on its chalets, designed to bludgeon skiing tourists into alcoholic oblivion. The true strength of Austria’s current musical landscape, however, is […]
2014-01-08 19:09:00
Engaging with Folk
[…] vernacular musical culture. The same has not happened, as yet, with Classical music. Yet, having begun to listen to Austrian folk music, I wonder whether even within the popular sphere we're limiting ourselves. Shouldn't we break for the border, as it were. If there are trends we admire within our native music, might we not find those trends alive with other national musics? Fundamentally, for me, the engagement with groups such as ALMA and Franui, as well as writing for Wolfgang Holzmair's recent Wunderhornlieder recording for col legno, has shown just how thin the veil is between the Austro-German repertoire that still dominates our concert repertoire, according to Bachtrack's 2013 performance statistics, and the traditions on which it draws. What would Janáček, Bartók and Kodály, even Mahler, make of our lack of engagement with this material today? My New Year's Resolution is keep investigating the music of my roots, […]
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