Ben Bernstein

Spanish Fly - Rags to Britches (1994) {Knitting Factory Works KFW 114}
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© 1994 Knitting Factory Works | KFW 114
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Modern Creative

Spanish Fly's debut album was recorded in 1993 over six days at the Knitting Factory and edited down from twelve hours of taping. It is a mellow and even solemn recording demanding that the listener be attentive to the subtle group dynamics. Important to the sound of this album is the omission of percussion instruments as a rhythmic source (although drums sound occasionally splashing texture into the generally somber mood).

The Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra is celebrating its 70th Anniversary with this grand collection of its most memorable recordings. In this large collection, the magnificent history of the Israeli Philharmonic is revealed in its full glory. The recordings include artists like Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Arthur Rubinstein, Itzhak Perlman, Daniel Barenboim, Isaac Stern and many more.

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th anniversary essential collection is a must have!

A collection of works written by the great American composers. The pieces by Charles Ives and Leon Kirchner are dissonant and tense. Also on this album are the very famous Three Preludes for Piano by George Gershwin and two clarinet sonatas by Leonard Bernstein.

It seems that Gary Bertini, like Gustav Mahler, is destined to be better remembered after his death than he was known during his life. When he passed away in 2005, he was little known outside Israel, Japan and continental Europe and nowhere near as widely recognised as the glamour conductors who appear on the пїЅmajorпїЅ labels. His recordings were few and hard to find. A year after his passing, Capriccio has launched a Gary Bertini Edition (see, for example, review) featuring live recordings drawn from the archives of the KпїЅlner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, and EMI has re-released his Mahler cycle.