Contemporary Music Night #157 – Wim Mertens # 1.
Episode 157 of the two-weekly Contemporary Music Night on Concertzender.
With tonight the first of eight episodes with the complete cycles QUA and YEARS WITHOUT HISTORY from Belgian composer and musician Wim Mertens.
We start with ALLE DINGHE from 1991.
Wim Mertens. Alle Dinghe I. Sources of Sleeplessness (1990 )
I. MEIN LEIB IST MÜDE
1. Geschuifel. 2:45
2. Lenige Spieren. 2:40
3. Katachtig op hun gemak. 2:39
4. Kronkelen de Armen. 2:41
5. Kruislings. 2:40
6. Gerekt Geding. 2:40
Geert Steen: bass tuba.
II. VENERANDAN
7. Fore-Hatch. 3:45
8. Feline-Leisure. 3:45
9. Pad-Foot. 2:58
10. Lithe Sinews. 2:58
11. Twsited Arms. 2:59
12. Cross-Hold. 3:45
13. Sea-Foam. 3:47
Dirk Descheemaeker: (bass)clarinet.
III. SUB ROSA
14. So That. 3:24
15. Limes. 6:59
16. The Ship. 5:57
17. Tiresias. 3:02
Dirk Descheemaeker: (bass)clarinet. Marc Grauwels: flute, bass flute, piccolo. Ulka Gorniac: violin.
IV. LE BREF
18. Verses. 7:37
19. To Be Done. 10:32
20. Later Life. 4:01
21. Song And Story. 5:31
Geert Steen: tuba..Ulka Gorniac: violin. Etienne Siebens: double bass. Eric Mertens: flute. Paul de Clercq: viola. Edmond Carlier: cello.
2CD 1991 Les Disques Du Crepuscule TWI 941 | 37CD2009 EMI Classics 50999 9644602 7
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Wim Mertens. Alle Dinghe II. Vita Brevis. (1990)
VITA BREVIS I.
22. Part I. 14:15
23. Part II. 9:43
24. Part III. 3:47
25. Part IV. 21:40
26. Part V. 3:28
VITA BREVIS II.
27. Part VI. 31:54
28. Part VII. 25:13
Luc Verdonck: bassoon.
2CD 1991 Les Disques Du Crepuscule TWI 942 | 37CD2009 EMI Classics 50999 9644602 7
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Alle Dinghe I+II
Wim Mertens. Alle Dinghe III. Alle Dinghe (1990)
ALLE DINGHE I.
29. Zo. 11:26
30. Of. 3:50
31. Ook. 7:10
32. Al. 3:52
33. Et. 18:49
ALLE DINGHE II.
34. Tot. 20:48
35. En. 27:17
36. Met. 13:32
Eric Robberecht: violin. Lieven van de Walle: cello. Etienne Siebens: double bass.
3CD 1991 Les Disques Du Crepuscule TWI 943 | 37CD2009 EMI Classics 50999 9644602 7
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All further information can be found on www. wimmertens.com
