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Laurent Fairon – ReMelodiya vol.2
Remix of Bronius Kutavicius – Kaulo Senis And Geležinio Kalno (1980), opera in a prologue and two acts, after the LP published by Melodiya, USSR, 1980
ReMelodiya is a series of 40mn mixes focusing on a single Melodiya LP from the 1980s as the unique sound source for a thorough sonic transformation. Genres covered by the ReMelodiya remix series include electronic and contemporary music, opera for children and choral music. The title is derived from Melodiya, the well-known Russian, monopolistic state label prevalent in the 1980s.
ReMelodiya vol.2 is a remix of the first record release of Bronius Kutavicius' Kaulo Senis And Geležinio Kalno ("The Old Man of Bone on the Iron Hill"), an opera for children based on a well-kown fairy tale, whose caracters are animals (mouse, bird, swan, cow, ...) with a cast of children singers accompanied by a few adults performers. Bronius Kutavicius (born 1932) is the greatest Lithuanian composer, active since the 1970s. He composed in a variety of genres, from vocal, chamber or orchestral music, to opera and film music. His colorful, classical style incorporates elements of contemporary music (12-tone technique, aleatory, electronic) as well as archaic Baltic rites, folk songs and mythology.
ReMelodiya vol.2 is dedicated to Benjamin Britten, whose chamber opera Curlew River (1964), inspired by Japanese No drama, was in turn an inspiration for this reconstruction of Kaulo Senis And Geležinio Kalno.
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released July 31, 2017
Artwork by L.F. inspired by original LP cover.
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