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Description Frank Zappa - The Yellow Shark (1993) [EAC-FLAC]* EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 398 Mb Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (tiff) -> 312 Mb During his last years, Frank Zappa concentrated on his "serious music," trying to impose himself as a composer and relegating the rock personality to the closet. His last two completed projects topped everything he had done before in this particular field. The Yellow Shark, an album of orchestral music, was released only a few weeks before he succumbed to cancer (the computer music/sound collage album Civilization Phaze III was released a few months later). This CD, named for a plexiglas fish given to Zappa in 1988, culls live recordings from the Ensemble Modern's 1992 program of the composer's music. The range of pieces goes from string quartets ("None of the Above") to ensemble works, from very challenging contemporary classical to old Zappa favorites. The latter category includes a medley of "Dog Breath Variations" and "Uncle Meat," "Pound for a Brown," "Be-Bop Tango," and the Synclavier compositions "The Girl in the Magnesium Dress" and "G-Spot Tornado" transcribed for orchestra. Being more familiar, these bring a lighter touch, but the real interest of the CD resides in the premiere recordings. "Outrage at Valdez," the piano duet "Ruth Is Sleeping," and "Food Gathering in Post-Industrial America, 1992" are all the gripping works of a mature composer, strongly influenced by Varèse and Stravinsky but overwhelmed by them. But the crowning achievement is "Welcome to the United States," a more freeform piece based on the U.S. visa form. Zappa shined when ridiculing stupidity. The average fan of the man's rock music will most probably feel lost in The Yellow Shark, but for those with interests in his serious music it is an essential item, more so than the London Symphony Orchestra and Orchestral Favorites albums. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tracklist: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01. Intro 02. Dog Breath Variations 03. Uncle Meat 04. Outrage At Valdez 05. Times Beach II 06. III Revised 07. The Girl In The Magnesium Dress 08. Be-Bop Tango 09. Ruth Is Sleeping 10. None Of The Above 11. Pentagon Afternoon 12. Questi Cazzi Di Piccione 13. Times Beach III 14. Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America, 1992 15. Welcome To The United States 16. Pound For A Brown 17. Exercise, No. 4 18. Get Whitey 19. G-Spot Tornado *1995 Rykodisc | RCD 40560 Personnel: Frank Zappa – conductor, producer, performer Peter Rundel – conductor, violin Wolfgang Stryi – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, contrabass trombone, clarinet Todd Yvega – synclavier assistance Herman Kretzschmar – celeste, harpsichord, voices, piano Uwe Dierksen – trombone Friedemann Dahn – violoncello Thomas Fichter- contrabass, fichter electric upright bass William Formann – cornet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, trumpet Rumi Ogawa-Helferich – cymbalom, percussion Franck Ollu – horn Jürgen Ruck – banjo, guitar Claudia Sack – violin Veit Scholz – bassoon, contrabassoon Hilary Sturt – voices, violin Michael Svoboda – euphonium, didjeridu, alphorn, trombone Mathias Tacke – violin Detlef Tewes – mandolin Ellen Wegner – harp Ueli Wiget – cello, harp, harpsichord, piano Andreas Bottger – percussion Daryl Smith – tuba Dietmar Wiesner – flute Michael Gross – cornet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, trumpet and others... Enjoy, SEED and SHARING... Thanks! Related Torrents
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