[ Nonesuch / CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 1 November 2009
This item is only available to us via Special Order. We should be able to get it to you in 3 - 6 weeks from when you order it.
The New York Times has called Alarm Will Sound "one of the most vital and original ensembles on the American scene." On its Nonesuch debut, the group performs works that challenge in playful ways conventional notions of rhythm and pulse. The Guardian gives the album a perfect five stars for its "exuberant mix" of pieces, "dazzlingly well played, and a startlingly good beginning to their association with Nonesuch."
1 "Jitterbug mécanique" from Animals and the Origins of Dance (Benedict Mason) 1:35
2 Yo Shakespeare (Michael Gordon) 11:16
3 "Camouflage des Agréments" from Animals and the Origins of Dance (Benedict Mason) 1:33
4 "Movimento preciso e meccanico" from Chamber Concerto (György Ligeti) 3:51
5 Dessert Search for Techno Baklava (Mochipet, arr. Stefan Freund) 3:00
6 Le Ray Au Soleyl (Johannes Ciconia, arr. Gavin Chuck) 2:47
7 "Highland Balls and Village Halls" from Animals and the Origins of Dance (Benedict Mason) 1:32
8 Player Piano Study 6 (Conlon Nancarrow, arr. Yvar Mikhashoff) 3:42
9 Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum (Harrison Birtwistle) 9:01
10 "Dégringolade des Pingouins" from Animals and the Origins of Dance (Benedict Mason) 1:37
11 "Agnus Dei II" from Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales (Josquin des Prez, arr. Payton MacDonald) 1:48
12 Cfern (Autechre, arr. Dennis DeSantis) 5:45
13 "Disgraceful Bossanova with Lemurs" from Animals and the Origins of Dance (Benedict Mason) 1:33
14 Player Piano Study 3A (Conlon Nancarrow, arr. Derek Bermel)