'Performed by Michiko Hirayama (voice), Ulrich Krieger (saxophone), Mathias Bauer (double bass), Jurgen Grozinger (percussion), Roland Neff e (percussion). "Michiko Hirayama was the sole inspiration for Scelsi's twenty-part cycle Canti del Capricorno, written between 1962 and 1972. To this day the Japanese singer is a unique performer of this spiritual yet energy-filled work for solo voice, with instrumental accompaniment for certain songs: This is Hirayama's second recording of the work for Wergo and is the first of the complete version. Accompanied by Jurgen Grozinger and his ensemble, Hirayama claims, at age 82, to have found the 'right' path of interpretation."'
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Tracklist
1 Canto No. 1 For Voice And Gong 2:57
2 Canto No. 2 For Voice 2:44
3 Canto No. 3 For Voice 2:34
4 Canto No. 4 For Voice And Double Bass 3:27
5 Canto No. 5 For Voice 2:28
6 Canto No. 6 For Voice 2:24
7 Canto No. 7 For Voice And Saxophone 2:38
8 Canto No. 8 For Voice 2:27
9 Canto No. 9 For Voice 2:29
10 Canto No. 10 For Voice 3:45
11 Canto No. 11 For Voice 1:49
12 Canto No. 12 For Voice 3:18
13 Canto No. 13 For Voice 2:01
14 Canto No. 14 For Voice 3:42
15 Canto No. 15 For Voice And Percussion 3:00
16 Canto No. 16 For Voice With Live Electronics 3:56
17 Canto No. 17 For Voice 3:12
18 Canto No. 18 For Voice 3:15
19 Canto No. 19 For Voice And Percussion 2:32
20 Canto No. 20 For Voice And Recorder 2:07
Recorded At ? Stadthaus Ulm
Credits
Co-producer ? Frank Kampfer
Composed By ? Giacinto Scelsi
Cover [Cover Art] ? hj.kropp
Double Bass ? Matthias Bauer
Engineer [Tonmeister], Edited By [Digitalschnitt] ? Robert Schneider
Gong ? Michiko Hirayama (tracks: 1)
Liner Notes ? Jurgen Kanold
Liner Notes [English Translation] ? Steven Lindberg
Percussion ? Jurgen Grozinger, Roland Neffe
Photography By ? Andrea Thamm, Eva Stotz, Georg Krause, Miriam May, Rainer Schlenz, Rolf W. Stoll
Producer ? Jurgen Grozinger, Rolf W. Stoll
Recorder ? Michiko Hirayama (tracks: 20)
Saxophone ? Ulrich Krieger
Voice ? Michiko Hirayama
Notes
Co-Produktion mit Deutschlandradio / Aufnahme, Stadthaus Ulm, 2.-4. Mai 2006
Housed in jewel case with 32 page booklet containing liner notes in German and English.
Total playing time: 58:12.
