Pierre Henry: Orphee Ballet - VINYL LP

Pierre Henry: Orphee Ballet - VINYL LPTitle: Orphee Ballet Artist: Pierre Henry Label: Fantome Phonographiq Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 8592735008236 Genre: Pop Release Date: 2018 09 21 Number of Discs: 1 Fantme Phonographique present a reissue of Pierre Henry's Orphe Ballet, originally released in 1964. Scored for Maurice Bjart's choreography to the Orphe Ballet, based on the Greek god, Orpheus, this is one of Pierre Henry's finest works of musique concrte, the genre in which Henry was

Title: Orphee Ballet
Artist: Pierre Henry
Label: Fantome Phonographiq
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 8592735008236
Genre: Pop
Release Date: 2018-09-21
Number of Discs: 1

Fantôme Phonographique present a reissue of Pierre Henry's Orphée Ballet, originally released in 1964. Scored for Maurice Béjart's choreography to the Orphée Ballet, based on the Greek god, Orpheus, this is one of Pierre Henry's finest works of musique concrète, the genre in which Henry was an early innovator and to which he devoted his career. After years working for the French national radio (RTF) and honing his studio chops on radio spots and editing/composition, Henry formed his own studio in 1958 and began working on modern dance and ballet and soundtrack work. Incorporating percussion, industrial soundscapes, nature sounds, spoken French narrative, and synthesized tones, Orphée Ballet is a beautiful piece that while less known than what is perhaps his most famous work, also for Béjart's ballet production, 1967's Les Jerks Électroniques de la Messe Pour Le Temps Présent Et Musiques Concrètes Pour Maurice Béjart, is equally compelling and groundbreaking. Following his passing in 2017 at age 89, Henry's work has found renewed interest, and this is a welcome reissue of one of his rarest and finest works. Truly brilliant. Comes in a heavy sleeve with a hand-numbered sticker.

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