Edgard Varèse

Edgard Varèse
Born: Dec 22, 1883 in Paris, France
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Died: Nov 6, 1965 in New York, NY
Styles: Electronic, Musique Concrète, Modern Composition, Atonal
Biography: Criminally unknown throughout his own lifetime, composer Edgard Varèse was among the century's true creative visionaries; imagining music as bodies of sound in space -- its impact most profound as a physical experience -- his work sought to strip away convention and tradition, its massive, cacophonic ...Read full biography
Edgard Varèse : The Complete Works
Released: 1998
Label: London
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Wonderfully performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Asko Ensemble, dir. Riccardo Chailly. At long last, the complete work of this brilliant composer, including the original version of "Amériques," ...Read full review
Offrandes (1921)/Integrales(1925) /Octandre (1923)/Ecuatorial (1934)
Released: 1990
Label: Elektra/Nonesuch
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The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg, conductor. Simply the very best performances available of Varese's acoustic and vocal works. Ancient forests, Queen of the Polar Dawns, the sacred Mayan ...Read full review
More Edgard Varèse albums: Compilations (7)
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